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Public Company Incorporated: 1929 Employees: 21,100 Sales: $1.51 billion Stock Exchanges: New York SICs: 5661 Shoe Stores; 5621 Women’s Clothing Stores; 5611 Men’s and Boys’ Clothing Stores; 5812 Eating Places Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., is a leading retailer, specializing in apparel, footwear, and entertainment. Begun as a shoe store in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1922, Edison stores (under many different names) now dominate many regional shopping malls, with some malls having six or more Edison-owned stores. Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., now comprises the Edison Menswear Group, the Edison Footwear Group, 5-7-9 Shops, Edison Brothers Stores International, and Edison Brothers Entertainment. The company owns and operates 1,883 apparel stores including J. Riggings, JW/Jeans West, and Oaktree; 766 footwear stores including Bakers/Leeds, Wild Pair, and Sacha London; and 138 entertainment units including Dave & Buster’s, Time-Out, and Space Port. Currently the company’s expansion is focused on its menswear chains and its large-space entertainment centers. The Edison brothers got their start in the early 1920s. On October 28, 1922, Sam, Harry, Mark, Irving, and Simon Edison opened their first shoe store, called Chandlers, in Atlanta. Although there was relatively little variation in footwear styles at that time, the Edisons’ new store sold stylish women’s shoes for six dollars. This one-price policy was an industry standard.