Ayr-Way was a discount department store chain started by L. S. Ayres in 1961.
1961–1974[]
1974–1979[]
1979–1981[]
In 1980, Ayr-Way was purchased by the Dayton Hudson Corporation, and in 1981 all locations were closed and remodeled into Target stores.
| Macy's (Backstage) | Bloomingdale's | Bluemercury
Brands: Frango Defunct: Abraham & Straus | Bamberger's | Bon-Macy's | The Bon Marché | The Broadway | Bullock's | Burdines | Castner Knott | Davison's | Dayton's | Famous-Barr | Filene's | Foley's | Frederick & Nelson | G. Fox & Co. | Gold Circle | Goldsmith's | Hecht's | Herpolsheimer's | Hess's | Horne's | Hudson's | I. Magnin | The Jones Store | Jordan Marsh | Kaufmann's | Lazarus | L. S. Ayres (Ayr-Way) | Maas Brothers | Maison Blanche | Marshall Field's | May Company | Meier & Frank | McCurdy's | Miller & Rhoads | Rich's (Richway) | Rike's | Robinson's | Robinsons-May | Sanger–Harris | Shillito's | Steiger's | Stern's | Strawbridge's | Strouss | Thalhimers | The Broadway | The May Department Stores Company | ZCMI  |
| Target Stores: Target Target Brands: Other: Defunct: Unrelated:  |