Department store has its headquarters. As of 2016, there were 95 El Corte Inglés department stores. Other competitors such as Simago and Galerías Preciados closed in the 1990s. However, El Corte Inglés faces major competition from French discount operators such as Carrefour and Auchan. In Sri Lanka there are few department stores. Most are based on Colombo, the country's capital. Notable department stores are Odel, the Food City chain by Cargills (Ceylon) PLC and the Arpico chain operated by David Pieris & Co. The largest department store chain in Sweden is Åhléns, which operates stores throughout the country. Its flagship Stockholm store,
Robie's Country Store for 26 customers inside the store. The building and its historical pieces were purchased by the Robie's Country Store Preservation Corp. after the retirement of Lloyd Robie in 1997. The store operates under lease agreement. Robie's Country Store Robie's Country Store is a historic store at 9 Riverside Street in Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. As a business, Robie's was in continuous operation between 1822 and 1997, the last 110 years under the ownership of the Robie family. The building, built in 1887, is a rare regional example of a store with a "boomtown" facade, and was added to the