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词条 United Cigar Stores
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  1. History

  2. Corporate progression

  3. References

  4. Further reading

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United Cigar Stores was a chain of cigar stores in the United States that in its first quarter-century grew to nearly 3,000 shops. It eventually became part of the corporation that bought Marvel Comics and its parent company Magazine Management from their founder in 1968.

History

Brothers Charles A. Whelan and George J. Whelan founded a tobacco wholesale firm in Syracuse, New York, in 1901, eventually turning to retail. By 1926, the chain had nearly 3,000 stores.[1] Though initially specializing in cigars, it eventually sold many other items, such as Mickey Mouse watches and shoe trees.[2] The chain represented the interests of the Consolidated Tobacco Company, the tobacco trust that controlled the American Tobacco Company and others. In September 1903 a settlement was reached with the chain's competitors and all competition ended.[3]

In August 1929, the chain and the affiliated Whelan Drug chain, founded by two of Charles' Whelan's sons, was sold to brothers George Kenan and Frederick Kenan Morrow.[4][5] The company also was involved in real estate. As the Great Depression deepened, the real-estate subsidiary accumulated huge losses, so in September 1932 the holding company declared bankruptcy. Before its bankruptcy, it had 975 cigar stores and 219 drug stores, but most of its assets were in real estate.[6] The chain recovered and had 1300 outlets in 1951.[7]

Corporate progression

United Cigar Stores became part of United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp.,{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} then United Whelan Corp.[8] In 1962, it and three other companies merged to form Perfect Film & Chemical Corp., a film-processing and mail-order seller of drugs and vitamins.[9][8] In 1968, it bought out publisher Martin Goodman, founder and owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics and other ventures.[8] The Company renamed itself Cadence Industries Corporation in 1970,[10] and was

liquidated in 1986, selling its Marvel Entertainment Group to New World Pictures.[11]

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=Salesmen |work=Time |date=December 20, 1926|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,711536,00.html|archivedate=May 22, 2018|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522211155/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,711536,00.html|deadurl=no}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Business: Schulte & Specialties |work=Time|date= November 29, 1937|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758501,00.html|archivedate= October 25, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025205605/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,758501,00.html|deadurl=no}}
3. ^{{cite book |chapter=Consolidated Tobacco Company and affiliated corporations. 'The Tobacco Trust.'|pages=69–96ff |title=The Truth About The Trusts: A Description and Analysis of the American Trust Movement |authorlink=John Moody (financial analyst)|first=John |last=Moody|publisher= Moody Publishing |location= New York |date=1904 |oclc=1832950 }}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Milestones, Dec. 22, 1941|work=Time|date=December 22, 1941|4=|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,931998,00.html|archivedate=May 22, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180522211438/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,931998,00.html|deadurl=no|quote=Died. Charles A. Whelan, 78, co-founder (with his brother) in 1901 of United Cigar Stores Co. of America which he sold in 1929 along with the Whelan Drug chain (founded by two of his sons)|access-date=January 1, 2008|df=mdy-all}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Two Morrows|work=Time|date=September 2, 1929|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737772,00.html|archivedate=May 22, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180522211842/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,737772,00.html|deadurl=no|access-date=March 14, 2007|df=mdy-all}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Business: Cigar Stores|work=Time|date=1932-09-05|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,744307,00.html|archivedate=May 22, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180522211946/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,744307,00.html|deadurl=no|access-date=March 14, 2007|df=mdy-all}}
7. ^{{cite news |title=Corporations: Battle for United Cigar |work=Time |date=October 15, 1951 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,815565,00.html |archivedate=May 22, 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180522212142/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,815565,00.html |deadurl=no |access-date=March 14, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}
8. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Nadel |first=Nick |url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/08/31/the-strange-business-history-of-marvel-comics/ |title=The Strange Business History of Marvel Comics |date=August 31, 2009 |publisher=Comics Alliance |accessdate=4 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319053209/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/08/31/the-strange-business-history-of-marvel-comics/ |archivedate=19 March 2012 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Magazines" New Man for Curtis|work=Time|date=May 3, 1968|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,841264,00.html|archivedate=May 22, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180522212417/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,841264,00.html|deadurl=no|access-date=August 6, 2011|df=mdy-all}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Cadence Industries Corporation Entity Information (DOS ID #: 33485)|url=https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_token=A0DCFB6A9400055E1BC213E81B30EEB5698813D0A239F3033D33CBF7F9C78B592BFB67519B711EB5D209771F5E3AF1D4&p_nameid=9EB20943C2889B3E&p_corpid=4171B7A26CA29237&p_captcha=11333&p_captcha_check=27E886988EE635BA&p_entity_name=%43%61%64%65%6E%63%65&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=%42%45%47%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=2|publisher=New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations|accessdate=July 24, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Hicks|first=Jonathan|title=The Media Business; Marvel Comic Book Unit Being Sold for $82. 5 Million|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/business/the-media-business-marvel-comic-book-unit-being-sold-for-82.5-million.html|accessdate=May 5, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 8, 1988}}

Further reading

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  • {{vcite book |title=Chain Stores: Their Management and Operation |author=Walter S. Hayward; Percival White; John S. Fleek; H. Mac Intyre |publisher=McGraw-Hill |location=New York |date=1922 |oclc=255149441 }}
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