Founded in 1950 as a subsidiary of the Hallmark Corporation, Halls Merchandising operates two specialty stores in Kansas City, Mo., one on the Country Club Plaza and the other at Crown Center. The stores feature fine men's and women's clothing, china, crystal, and decorative home accessories, as well as Hallmark products and a corporate gift service. The company s Country Club Plaza location is luxuriously appointed with inlaid Lapis floors, Baccarat chandeliers and ebony-embellished pear wood furnishings. It also houses the Midwest s only Steuben Gallery as well as a fabulous Jewel Room. The store and parking complex cover an entire city block where a multi-level, 700-car parking facility offers direct, weatherproof access to the store. Halls Merchandising maintains its corporate operations office in Kansas City, Mo.