2 independent department store chains outperform the big guys. (Arcadia-based Hinshaw's and Santa Monica-based Henshey's)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: July 22, 1991 | Copyright information

2 independent department store chains outperform the big guys

One Southland department store has the second largest Boy Scout clothing section in the nation, while another has a manually operated elevator but no escalator. Officials at both boast better sales performances than their competitors.

These aren't Broadway, May Co. or Bullock's stores, but Arcadia-based Hinshaw's and Santa Monica-based Henshey's.

These two independently owned department sto...