ˈeɪmz pˈɜːtʃɪst sˈɛvɹəl fˈɔːɹmɚ stˈoːɹz tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ mˈɑːɹkɪt ɐɡˈɛn ˈeɪmz hæd tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ mˈɛnɪəv zˈeɪɚz fˈɔːɹmɚ ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ stˈoːɹz, ˈɔːl ʌv ðˌɛm lˈeɪɾɚ klˈoʊzd.
Ames purchased several former stores to enter the Chicago market again (Ames had taken over many of Zayre's former Chicago stores, all of them later closed).