Halls is a department store located in the Crown Center commercial complex district in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
A division of Kansas City, Missouri–based Hallmark Cards, the specialty department store carries a variety of premium-branded items in apparel, cosmetics, jewelry, shoes, and other product categories, in addition to greeting cards and gift items carrying the Hallmark brand. Halls is positioned at a price level comparable to larger luxury-oriented chains, including Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus.
History
Hallmark founder Joyce C. Hall founded Halls in 1916, as a companion to his greeting-card company which had begun three years earlier. The store evolved from a showcase in the lobby of downtown Kansas City's Gordon and Koppel Building. By 1916, Halls had moved its store to 11th Street along the city's fashionable "Petticoat Lane" with expanded offerings covering an array of high-quality gift items. Halls' move in 1950 to downtown's Grand Avenue further developed its local reputation as a premium specialty store, with more merchandise added.
Halls became part of the collection of stores at the city's Country Club Plaza in 1965,[1]