White Front

White Front
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryDiscount store, Retail
Founded1929 (1929) in Los Angeles
Defunct1985 (1985)
FateBankruptcy of parent company
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Area served
California, Oregon, Washington
Productsclothing, footwear, housewares, sporting goods, hardware, toys, electronics, groceries
ParentInterstate Department Stores

White Front was a chain of discount department stores in California and the western United States from 1959 through the mid-1970s. The stores were noted for the architecture of their store fronts which was an enormous, sweeping archway with the store name spelled in individual letters fanned across the top. For several years, White Front was the leading discount store in the U.S.