Value Village
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail (Department & Discount) |
| Founded | 1961 in Dolton, Illinois |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | Dolton, Illinois |
Key people | Henry Horney |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, jewelry, hardware, toys, records, school supplies, electronics, and housewares. |
Number of employees | 400 |
Value Village Stores, Inc. was a Midwestern United States chain of retail stores aimed at the discount department-store market. Henry Horney, formerly of F.W. Woolworth Company founded a small, regional chain of discount stores located in the two states of Wisconsin and Illinois that opened in 1961 and operated into 1989. Horney also had a real estate company and often built small shopping malls adjoining the discount stores. The chain had no relation to the Savers Value Village chain of thrift stores.