| Dawahares | |
| Type: | Retail Clothing |
| Fate: | Bankruptcy |
| Foundation: | 1907 |
| Founder: | S.F. Dawahare |
| Defunct: | 2008 |
| Location City: | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Locations: | more than 20 |
| Area Served: | Kentucky |
| Industry: | Retail |
| Products: | Ralph Lauren, Dooney & Bourke, Tommy, Michael Kors, Clothing, footwear |
| Owner: | The Dawahare Family |
Dawahares (pronounced DAW-hairs[1]) was an American retail clothing department store chain. It was founded by Sarur Frank (S. F.) Dawahare in 1907 in Neon, Kentucky, and remained within the family for four generations.[2] In 1979, the company expanded into the Cincinnati, Ohio market by acquiring the five-store Martin's Town & Country chain.[3]
The chain operated nearly 30 stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,[4] and Ohio.[1] It declared bankruptcy in 2008 and liquidated its 22 remaining stores.[5]