JACOBS AND HUTCHINSON

Founded in 1902, Jacobs and Hutchinson started out as a Coal Company store, owned by the Hutchinson Coal Company. A company store is a retail store selling a limited range of food, clothing, and daily necessities to employees of a company. It is typical of a company town in a remote area where virtually everyone is employed by one firm, such as a coal mine. However, instead of selling food, the store provided rakes and shovels to the mine workers... In 2000, Jacobs and Hutchinson expanded and acquired 22 acres at its current location; 510 East Grafton Road. This new location gives the company new opportunities and freedoms to expand as their needs change.

Primary location: Fairmont United States