Belk
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Department stores |
| Founded | 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, United States |
| Founder | William Henry Belk |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
Number of locations | 293 (2019) |
Key people | Don Hendricks (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | US$3.7 billion (2017) |
Number of employees | 10,639 (2022) |
| Parent | Sycamore Partners (2015–present) |
| Website | belk |
| Footnotes / references | |
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk. Local partnerships allowed Belk to expand during the 1900s, and resulted in several Belk co-brandings. The distinct legal entities were consolidated into a single company and uniform Belk brand in 1998. It was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in 2015.