The Fair Store the store would be completed on that site in 1897. The Fair Store promoted itself as a Discount Department Store in the early 1900s. In 1915, a booklet published by the store stated "The Fair Store is still, as it always has been and undoubtedly always will be, the store of the people, the down-town shopping center for the Savers, the market place for the Thrifty." In 1925 the business was sold to a syndicate headed by S.S. Kresge (predecessor firm of Kmart). Under its management, branches were opened on Milwaukee Avenue (1929), in Oak Park, Illinois (1929), at the
Discount store Company started opening Saks Off 5th locations to sell off-price brands. American off-price chain Nordstrom Rack has announced that its first Canadian location will be opened in Vaughan Mills in 2018. The most important discount shops in Germany are Aldi, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount, Norma and Penny. Italy has numerous discount shops. The biggest chain is Eurospin, while others include Tuodì, MD Discount, Todis, DPIU', Discount Dial, Lidl and Penny Market. Japan has numerous discount stores, including Costco, Daiso, Don Quijote (store) and The Price (owned by Ito Yokado). Action, Euroland, Big Bazar and Zeeman are Dutch discount shops. Action and