 Simi Valley Family Christian Store in April 2017 Image by DoulosBen, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Zondervan Various ArtistsFamily Christian Stores Family Christian Stores American web retailer and former retail chain Family Christian (formerly called Zondervan Book Store, Family Book Stores, and Family Christian Stores), headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a Christian themed web retailer.[1] Originally a retail chain, by 2008, it was the world's largest Christian focused retailer.[2] In 2013, the chain transitioned to a non-profit before filing for bankruptcy in 2015, closing all stores in 2017 and returning as a web retailer in 2019. Simi Valley, CA Store History The company was founded in 1931 by two young brothers who were first generation Americans at the start of The Great Depression. From their family farmhouse in Grandville, Michigan. Pat and Bernie Zondervan launched Zondervan Publishing… (Source: Wikipedia)
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