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Melville Corporation was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. Formerly based in Rye, New York, it became CVS Corporation in 1996 under a massive reorganization plan.
In 1985 Stanley Goldstein, a CVS founder who joined Melville when his corporation was acquired by the shoe giant, succeeded Berland as president, and took his place as heir apparent. The following year, Goldstein was named chairman and chief executive officer, replacing the retiring Francis Rooney.
Mar 8, 2019 · Melville, founded by Frank Melville in 1892, rose to eminence as the operator of the highly profitable Thom McAn shoe store chain, one of the two industry giants alongside Kinney Shoes (owned by the F. W. Woolworth dime store company, which later evolved into Foot Locker).
Melville Corporation was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. Formerly based in Rye, New York, it became CVS Corporation in 1996 under a massive reorganization plan.
In 1985 Stanley Goldstein, a CVS founder who joined Melville when his corporation was acquired by the shoe giant, succeeded Berland as president, and took his place as heir apparent. The following year, Goldstein was named chairman and chief executive officer, replacing the retiring Francis Rooney.
Apr 4, 1982 · The 90-year-old company was founded by Frank Melville, a wholesaler who got into retailing when he took over three stores in New York State that hadn't paid him for his substantial shipments.
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Melville Corporation was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. Formerly based in Rye, New York, it became CVS Corporation in 1996 under a massive reorganization plan. The company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker.
