S. H. Kress & Co.

S. H. Kress & Co.
Founded1896
United States
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateSold to McCrory Stores, defunct in 2001
HeadquartersUnited States
ParentGenesco (1964-1980)
McCrory (1981–2001)

S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five and dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress. It operated from 1896 to 2001. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture in hundreds of cities and towns.