Wickney

Wickney is a chain of discount department stores in Eruowood founded in 1963. The Wickney chain was owned by the S.S. Kresge Company from its founding in 1963 until 1977 when the S.S. Kresge Company changed its name to Kmart Corporation and shortly after Wickney's parent company changed it's name the Wickney chain was spun off so that the Kmart Corporation can focus more on the Kmart chain.

United States
In 1990 Wickney expanded into the United States with only ten stores. By 1992 the number of Wickney stores in the US grew to having 60 stores. In 1993 Wickney closed all 60 of its stores in the US due to increased competition from the then expanding Target and Walmart chains. Wickney's expansion in the US was considered one of the biggest flops in US retail history.