After 108 years, one of Wisconsin's few remaining family-owned department stores to close
BARRY ADAMS
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Lynda Kyser and her poodle, Lana, share the lone checkout lane during a visit to Nina’s Department & Variety Store in Spring Green. Founded in 1916, the store has been a downtown staple for generations but will close at the end of the year.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Judy Swartz Marcus has spent 25 years working at the store and was instrumental in adding men's and women's clothing, and expanding the store's yarn and sewing department, a major draw.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Joel Marcus thought he would close Nina's in the late 1970s and return to law school after the death of his father. Instead, Marcus spent another 45 years running the business and was joined in 1999 by his new wife, Judy Swartz Marcus.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Images of Nina and Sam Marcus flank historical photos of Nina's Department & Variety Store in Spring Green. The store was first known as Harris Marcus & Sons and, later, The Economy Store. Sam Marcus changed the name to Nina's Inc. in 1946 and his grandson, Joel Marcus, opted for Nina's Department & Variety Store in 2002.
The clearance sale is underway at Nina’s Department & Variety Store in downtown Spring Green. On Tuesday, Janet Wheeler, foreground, and Valli Jo Rubeck checked out the toy section of the 3,500-square-foot store that will close Dec. 31 after 108 years in business.
The building that houses Nina’s Department & Variety Store in Spring Green was constructed in 1911 by B.L. and I.W. Cohen, who had come to Spring Green in 1905 to open a general store. The brothers had a disagreement and in 1916 sold the business and the building to Harris Marcus, who opened a department store.
The clearance sale is underway at Nina’s Department & Variety Store in downtown Spring Green. On Tuesday, Janet Wheeler, foreground, and Valli Jo Rubeck checked out the toy section of the 3,500-square-foot store that will close Dec. 31 after 108 years in business.
The building that houses Nina’s Department & Variety Store in Spring Green was constructed in 1911 by B.L. and I.W. Cohen, who had come to Spring Green in 1905 to open a general store. The brothers had a disagreement and in 1916 sold the business and the building to Harris Marcus, who opened a department store.
Lynda Kyser and her poodle, Lana, share the lone checkout lane during a visit to Nina’s Department & Variety Store in Spring Green. Founded in 1916, the store has been a downtown staple for generations but will close at the end of the year.
Judy Swartz Marcus has spent 25 years working at the store and was instrumental in adding men's and women's clothing, and expanding the store's yarn and sewing department, a major draw.
Joel Marcus thought he would close Nina's in the late 1970s and return to law school after the death of his father. Instead, Marcus spent another 45 years running the business and was joined in 1999 by his new wife, Judy Swartz Marcus.
Images of Nina and Sam Marcus flank historical photos of Nina's Department & Variety Store in Spring Green. The store was first known as Harris Marcus & Sons and, later, The Economy Store. Sam Marcus changed the name to Nina's Inc. in 1946 and his grandson, Joel Marcus, opted for Nina's Department & Variety Store in 2002.
