Magic Mart (New York)

Magic Mart Inc. is an American retail corporation that was founded in 1952 in. Currently headquartered in, the family-owned corporation now operates more than 550 stores under the names of Magic Mart, Magic Mart Outlet and Bargain Depot. It operates both traditional department stores and supercenters under the Magic Mart and Bargain Depot names and outlet stores under the Magic Mart Outlet name. The chain primarily operates under those three names on the in addition to,  and , with plans to expand into  and.

Magic Mart of New York was not affiliated with the -based chain owned by Ammar's Inc., although the two overlapped in some markets. Magic Mart of New York uses the name Bargain Depot in areas where there was overlap. However on August 1, 2018, Magic Mart bought the West Virginian chain's intellectual property for $7 million, as part of Ammar's winding down of operations. In doing so, the New York chain acquired the rights to use the Magic Mart name nationwide; previously, it was only able to use the name in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C. and northern Virginia. Magic Mart also acquired some of the West Virginia chain's locations and one of their distribution centers.

History
Magic Mart was founded in 1952 as Bland's Department Stores in by Maxwell D. Bland.

In 2008, Magic Mart purchased six underperforming stores for $3 million, including one in  that had originally been the first ever location of. Three were rebranded under the Magic Mart name (including the Garland location), while the other three were branded under the Bargain Depot name (as they operated in areas where the -based chain overlapped).

On August 1, 2018, Magic Mart bought the West Virginian chain of the same name's intellectual property for $7 million, as part of parent company Ammar's Inc.'s winding down of operations. In doing so, the New York chain acquired the rights to use the Magic Mart name nationwide; previously, it was only able to use the name in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C. and northern Virginia. Magic Mart also acquired some of the West Virginia chain's locations and one of their distribution centers.