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Horace Ladymon
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Based in Shreveport, Beall-Ladymon was founded in 1951 when West. F. Beall and Ladymon"s father, Raymond C. Ladymon (1908-1993), opened stores in five North Louisiana locations, including the Greenwood Road in Shreveport, Minden, Ruston, Jonesboro, and Mansfield. Beall died in 1953, and "R. C." Ladymon, as he was known, was elevated from the company vice presidency to the presidency. The company had thirteen outlets in Arkansas: Arkadelphia, Camden, Conway, Crossett, El Dorado, Fort Smith, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Russellville, and Searcy.
A store in the capital city of Little Rock closed c.
1993. In 1974, Horace Ladymon became president of the company. R. C. Ladymon, the chairman of the board.
The company began consolidating in 1992 but faced continued financial woes which prompted the sale to Stage. In 1994, Horace Ladymon sold the company for an undisclosed amount of money to Specialty Retailer, Incorporated., of Houston, Texas.
The former Beall-Ladymon outlets then began operating under the name Stage Stores, Incorporated.
Other Specialty Retailer stores are Palais Royal, Fashion Bar, and an unrelated "Bealls" department store. Beall-Ladymon employed nationally more than four hundred full-time and another four hundred part-time persons. Ladymon said that he had negotiated the sale with Specialty Retailer for more than three years: "Their merchandise mix and method of operation are very similar to ours, and they are committed to growth which will be beneficial to the communities we serve as well as to our company associates." Stage stores offer such brand names as Liz Claiborne, Levi Strauss, Elizabeth Arden, Jockey International, Incorporated., Guess, and Van Heusen.
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