E. J. Korvette was a discount department store chain founded in 1948 in New York City. The chain was operated by E. J. Korvette, Inc. Their private label for tools and machinery was Craft King or CraftKing—Korvette's was not consistent in their spacing of the name.
E. J. Korvette, Inc., declared bankruptcy and closed their stores in December 1980.
Information Sources
- A more detailed history can be found in the Wikipedia entry for E. J. Korvette.
- A Quebec-based Canadian discount-store chain, Korvette was likely inspired by E. J. Korvette but was never related to the American chain.