Founded in 1915, Beall's is a privately held, family-owned and operated company that manages a chain of department stores throughout the United States. It is the parent company of Beall s Department Store, Beall's Outlet Stores and Burke's Outlet Stores. The company operates more than 550 retail stores in over 10 U.S states, including Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Alabama and California. It offers a variety of apparel and merchandise items through its subsidiaries. The company provides store locating, packaging and ticketing services for customers and vendors. Beall's offers distribution, human resources, finance and loss prevention solutions. Each of its subsidiaries maintains buying, product development, real estate and advertising departments.