www.belk.com

Belk is the nation’s largest privately owned department store chain; it operates more than 300 stores in some 15 states.   Belk stores are located primarily in the southeastern (the Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia) states and offer mid-priced brand-name and private-label apparel, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, gifts, and home furnishings.  Its stores usually anchor malls or shopping centers in small to midsized markets and target 35-to-54-year-old middle- and upper-income women.  The Belk family runs the show and owns most of the company.