y ▁and ▁Care w ▁branch , ▁however ▁the ▁Roll man ' s ▁flags hip ▁store ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁extens ively ▁renov ated . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁M able y ▁& ▁Care w ▁had ▁moved ▁its ▁store ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁into ▁the ▁Roll man ' s ▁building , ▁renamed ▁the ▁M able y ▁and ▁Care w ▁Building . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁M able y ▁& ▁Care w ▁was ▁also ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁E . ▁C . ▁D ent on ▁St ores ▁Co . ▁stores ▁acquired ▁by ▁Al lied ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Both ▁the ▁Robinson - Sch w enn ▁Department ▁Store ▁in ▁nearby ▁Hamilton , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁the ▁John ▁Ross ▁Store ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁Ohio ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁M able y ▁& ▁Care w ▁branch ▁stores . ▁The ▁W ren ' s ▁Department ▁Store ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Ohio , ▁another ▁former ▁D ent on ▁store , ▁retained ▁its ▁name ▁but ▁some ▁administrative ▁functions ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁other ▁Al lied ▁divisions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio - based ▁E lder - Be erman ▁purchased ▁what ▁were ▁then ▁six ▁M able y ▁& ▁Care w ▁stores ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁M idd let own ▁and ▁eventually ▁converted ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁E lder - Be erman ▁name plate . ▁W ren ' s ▁Department ▁Store ▁in ▁Spring field ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁and ▁became ▁part