▁of ▁the ▁T G & Y ▁stores ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁B arg ain ▁Time ▁b anner ▁that ▁McC r ory ▁operated ▁and ▁were ▁closed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁McC r ory ▁St ores ▁purchased ▁the ▁ 7 6 ▁remaining ▁K res ge ▁and ▁Jup iter ▁stores ▁from ▁the ▁K ▁Mart ▁Corporation ▁which ▁had ▁long ▁given ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁variety ▁stores ▁division , ▁re unit ing ▁the ▁companies . ▁ ▁All ▁stores ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁McC r ory ▁b anner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁McC r ory ▁St ores ▁purchased ▁the ▁GC ▁Mur phy ▁Co . ▁from ▁Am es ▁St ores . ▁ ▁The ▁sale ▁included ▁the ▁remaining ▁GC ▁Mur phy ▁St ores ▁and ▁B arg ain ▁World ▁St ores ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁stores ▁were ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁McC r ory ▁company . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁de cade ▁turned , ▁its ▁fort unes ▁decre ased , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁it ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy . ▁The ▁changing ▁ret ail ▁landscape ▁including ▁the ▁migr ating ▁of ▁sh opp ers ▁from ▁the ▁inner ▁cities ▁to ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁super st ores ▁such ▁as ▁Target ▁and ▁Wal - Mart ▁se aled ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁once ▁mighty ▁Five ▁And ▁Ten . ▁Several ▁r ounds ▁of ▁store ▁clos ures