Foxmoor Casuals

Foxmoor Casuals was a popular women's fashion retailer at Monroeville Mall during the 1970s and 1980s. The store is best remembered by pop culture fans as a visible backdrop in George A. Romero's 1978 horror classic Dawn of the Dead, which was filmed almost entirely inside the mall.

• Location and Reputation: Foxmoor was located on the mall's upper level and was known for selling "hip clothes" aimed at juniors. In Dawn of the Dead, characters are famously seen surveying the mall's ground floor from a railing directly in front of the Foxmoor storefront.
• The Brand's Roots: The Foxmoor story actually began in Pittsburgh in 1963 as a 16-store chain called Foxwood Casuals.
• Closure: The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 1990. While some locations were sold to Edison Brothers and converted to other brands like 5-7-9 or Wild Pair, the remaining stores were liquidated and closed by 1991

Foxmoor Casuals (founded as Foxwood Casuals) was a chain of mall-based women's clothing stores in the US, from 1963 until 1990.
History
Foxwood Casuals was founded in 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The then 16-store chain was acquired by the Melville Corporation in late 1968.[1] By 1982, the chain had expanded greatly to a total of 588 stores with sales of $196 million (~$537 million in 2024), now renamed to Foxmoor Casuals.[2] In 1984, the chain was sold to the Canadian-based Dylex Limited who paid $49 million (CAD) for the then 614-unit chain.[3] In January 1990, the chain, operated through Dylex subsidiary Foxmoor Specialty Stores Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, selling 225 stores to the Edison Brothers conglomerate and liquidating the remaining stores.[4][5] The 225 stores bought by Edison Brothers were quickly converted to other nameplates that year.[6]
References
^ "To Acquire Stores". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1968. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Barmash, Isadore (April 4, 1982). "RETAILING: THE SPECIAL CASE OF MELVILLE CORP". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ "History of Dylex Limited". FundingUniverse. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ "Foxmoor specialty stores files for bankruptcy". UPI. January 17, 1990. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Altaner, David (March 7, 1990). "FOXMOOR TO CONVERT SOME STORES". The Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Boselovic, Len (February 8, 1990). "Foxmoor store closings to cut 50 local jobs". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
Defunct clothing retailers of the United States
Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1990
1963 establishments in Pennsylvania
American companies established in 1963
Retail companies established in 1963
Accuracy disputes from February 2024