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The Rike-Kumler Company (commonly known as Rike's) was an American department store in Dayton, Ohio. In 1959, Rike's became part of the Federated Department Stores conglomerate. In 1982, Federated merged Rike's with its Cincinnati unit, Shillito's, in order to form Shillito–Rike's.
Nov 11, 2022 · In 1945 Frederik Rike, owner of the Rike-Kumler Co., successfully campaigned to move the display into the windows of his department store at Second and Main streets in downtown Dayton.
Rikes is the epitome of department stores! I remember fondly the trips to Rikes downtown with Grandma- lunch in the Coin room, eating the "Little Hen" dish with mashed potatoes and chicken. "Jojo the Clown" for dessert on special occasions ( ice cream scoop with upside down cone as the hat).
Dec 21, 2015 · The Rike-Kumler Co. held it’s “A Million in December” campaign December 1 st, 1922, at its downtown Dayton location. It was a feat that had not been matched in the company’s history. The ultimate goal for the campaign was to make a million dollars in the month of December.
The Rike-Kumler Company was a major Dayton department store for over 100 years. In 1853, David L. Rike became a partner in a Dayton dry goods firm located at 15 East Third Street. After the Civil War, Rike took his brother-in-law, Samuel Kumler, into partnership and continued in business.
Dec 19, 2017 · Frederick Rike (1867-1947) was President of the Rike-Kumler Department Store Company in Dayton. He began at Rike’s as a salesman and a buyer of notions, handkerchiefs, hosiery and gloves.
Beginning in 1923, a year before Macy’s famous holiday parade took its first steps, the inaugural Rike-Kumler Co. Thanksgiving Day parade brought thousands of people to the streets of downtown Dayton to enjoy the colorful spectacle of life-size toys and comic book characters, creative floats and the arrival of old Saint Nick himself.
