...his own. The subdivision and its amenities, including a golf course, walking track and community center, attracted the Joslins. Similar neighborhoods in Aiken, such as Woodside Plantation and Houndslake, have turned the county into a retirement mecca...

...in 1874, other Mercantile stores include Bacons, Castner Knott, deLendrecie's, Gayfers, Lion, Block, Hennessy's, Joslins, McAlpin's, Maison Blanche, Jones and Roots. The acquisition will increase Dillard's presence in the Midwest and solidify...

...addition to JB White stores, Mercantile operates several other department store chains including Gayfers, Maison Blanche and Joslins. In all, it has 103 department stores and 16 home furnishings stores. Industry analysts say the deal will give Dillard's...

...Mercantile's 119 department stores in 17 states, mainly in the Midwest and South, operate under the names McAlpin's, Bacons, Joslins, Gayfers, Maison Blanche, Castner Knott, Jones, Roots, deLendrecie's, Glass Block and Hennessy's.

...Co. Inc., for $2.9 billion in cash. All 103 Mercantile stores, which include the chains Gayfers, Maison Blanche and Joslins, will bear the Dillard's name once the deal is approved. Dillard's representatives were in Augusta last week surveying...

...the South Carolina-based Milliken family, operates 119 stores under a variety of names including McAlpin's, Bacons and Joslins in 17 states, mainly in the Midwest and the South. Dillard's, based in Little Rock, Ark., operates 272 stores in 27...

...B. White, Mercantile also operates stores under several other names, including Gayfers, Bacons, The Jones Store Co., Joslins, McAlpin's and Maison Blanche.Little Rock, Ark.,-based Dillard's, controlled by 83-year-old company founder...