Pizitz
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Pizitz was a major regional department store chain in Alabama, with its flagship store in downtown Birmingham. At its peak it operated 12 other stores, mostly in the Birmingham area with several locations in Huntsville and other Alabama cities.
The family-owned chain was sold to McRae's in 1987, and all former Pizitz stores became McRae's. Many of the former Pizitz former locations are now closed, but the Pizitz family still owns the building of most of its former stores. This became an issue when the McRae's chain was sold to Belk Department Stores of Charlotte, North Carolina in 2005. There are rumors that the Pizitz chain may resurface with a majority of department store building still owned by the family now vacant or becoming vacant. A new corporate logo was unveiled in a marketing campaign of a Birmingham area financial institution in 2005.
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[edit] Former locations
[edit] Greater Birmingham
- Riverchase Galleria (changed to McRae's in 1987, closed 2005)
- Roebuck Shopping City (converted to McRae's in 1986, closed 2006)
- Downtown Birmingham (flagship store)
- Eastwood Mall (later relocated to Century Plaza)
- Western Hills Mall
- Five Points West
- Century Plaza (became Belk in 2006, closed 2006)
- Westlake Mall
- Colonial Brookwood Village (changed to McRae's in 1987, changed to Parisian in 2002, changing to Belk in 2007)
[edit] Huntsville
- Parkway Place Mall (formerly Parkway City Mall)
- Madison Square Mall
[edit] Florence
- Regency Square Mall (eventually changed to McRae's. Store space is now occupied by Parisian.)
[edit] Montgomery
- Eastdale Mall (converted to McRae's)
[edit] Tuscaloosa
- University Mall (converted to McRae's in 1987. It is now Parisian for Men & Children.)
