▁it ▁had ▁acquired ▁through ▁the ▁years . ▁McC r ory ' s ▁parent ▁Rap id - American ▁also ▁owned ▁L erner ▁St ores ▁and ▁National ▁Sh irt ▁( ac quired ▁by ▁McC r ory ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ). ▁ ▁M esh ul am ▁R ik lis ▁purchased ▁McC r ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁merged ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁rival ▁H . L . Green ▁Co . ▁and ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Spring et ts bury ▁Township , ▁York ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁largest ▁ret ail er ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁R ik lis ▁controlled ▁McC r ory ' s ▁through ▁the ▁Rap id - American ▁holding ▁company , ▁which ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Ne aman . ▁ ▁R ik lis ' ▁f amed ▁sle ight ▁of ▁hand , ▁sh ifting ▁assets ▁between ▁notable ▁brand ▁name ▁successful ▁companies ▁and ▁holding ▁companies ▁is ▁best ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁McC r ory ▁St ores , ▁driving ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁while ▁keeping ▁the ▁assets . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁ret ail ers ▁controlled ▁by ▁McC r ory ' s ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁Best ▁& ▁Co ., ▁L erner ▁Sh ops , ▁and ▁S . ▁Klein . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive ▁and ▁grow ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 ' s . ▁ ▁McC r ory ▁St ores ▁purchased ▁the