The Williamson County city once served as the national headquarters for the catalog store chain Service Merchandise.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Service Merchandise Co. Inc., a 42-year-old retail chain that has operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since March 1999, announced Friday that it is going out of business ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Service Merchandise was once one of Middle Tennessee's most successful businesses for decades until the changing retail landscape ...

NASHVILLE, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Service Merchandise Co. Inc., the nation's top catalog-showroom retailer for decades, Friday announced it would liquidate its assets and close its more than 200 stores in 32 ...

Service Merchandise was a nationwide retail chain where you find everything from sporting goods, toys, jewelry and so much ...

NASHVILLE,, Tenn., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Service Merchandise Co. Inc., once the nation's top catalog-showroom retailer, said Friday that it will go out of business and close all of its more than 200 stores ...

Retail businesses often have similar histories. They start small, often in a tiny storefront. As they grow, they may move into a shopping center. After many years of being in business, they may falter ...

I have very vivid memories about Service Merchandise, a now-defunct business with a unique ordering process focused on catalog inventory. For a kid, that kind of business model was the ultimate ...

Service Merchandise was once one of Middle Tennessee's most successful businesses for decades until the changing retail landscape derailed it 20 years ago. Originally called Shainberg & Zimmerman's ...