Gabriel Brothers, Inc.
Gabe's
Formerly
  • Gabriel Brothers
  • (1961–2013)
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1961 (1961) in Morgantown, West Virginia
Founders
  • Jamarah Gabriel
  • Arthur Gabriel
Headquarters55 Scott Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia
U.S.
Number of locations
Increase 131 stores (April 2023)
Area served
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Key people
Jason Mazzola (CEO)
ProductsClothing and accessories, footwear, beauty and health products, bedding, housewares, furniture, food, small electronics, pet supplies, toys
RevenueIncrease US$1 billion(2021)
OwnerWarburg Pincus
Number of employees
8,000 (2023)
SubsidiariesOld Time Pottery
Websitegabesstores.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Gabriel Brothers, Inc., (doing business as Gabe's) is an American department store retail chain headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The company was incorporated in 1961 as Gabriel Brothers and renamed Gabe's in 2013.[2] Gabe's is classified as an off-price store, selling clothes and footwear at prices generally lower than other major similar stores, and a variety store as it sells food and other types of general merchandise.

There are 131 Gabe’s stores and 38 Old Town Pottery stores across 20 states, with the support of six distribution centers serving the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast.

History

Interior of a Gabe's store in Perrysburg, OH

In the early 1920s, Zaghieb G. "Z.G." Gabriel began selling merchandise out of the back of a green-paneled truck he had outfitted with shelves and drawers. As he drove his mobile shop through the coal towns of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he greeted and got to know his customers, seeing firsthand the need for inexpensive merchandise. Z.G. began to hop freight trains bound for New York City, taking empty duffle bags with him. There, he would buy up excess inventory from shops, returning with bags full of merchandise to sell at deep discounts.

In 1961, Z.G.'s two sons, James and Arthur, co-founded the Gabriel Brothers Stores in Morgantown, West Virginia. Through the 1980s and 1990s, the brothers led Gabe's through an expansion into various states including Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia. In 2013, new ownership rebranded the stores as "Gabe's".[2]

In April 2023, Gabe’s acquired the Tennessee-based, home merchandise chain Old Time Pottery

Today, there are 169 Gabe’s and Old Town Pottery store locations in 20 states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,  and West Virginia..[2]

References

  1. "Forks of River getting Gabe's, new restaurant".
  2. 1 2 3 "About Gabes". Gabe's.
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