Century 21 (department store)

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Century 21 Department Stores, Inc.

Type	department store
Founded	20th Century
Headquarters	New York City
Industry	Retail
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics and housewares.
Website	www.c21stores.com

Century 21, Lower Manhattan.

Century 21 is a chain of department stores. All of its merchandise is sold less than the usual department store price. There are stores located in Long Island, Brooklyn, Morristown, Paramus, and Secaucus, but the largest location is in Lower Manhattan, across the street from the World Trade Center site.^[1] Century 21 is famous for having deeply discounted designer clothing, accessories, shoes, and housewares.

The flagship store became an emotional flashpoint during and after the 911 Terrorist attacks. The store was evacuated after the first plane hit the World Trade Center, and the interior was heavily damaged from the implosion of the twin towers. Initially it was not certain that the store would be rebuilt, but the owners opted to remain at the same site and the store was renovated and reopened in the summer of 2002. Thousands of people waited hours on the morning of the reopening so they could have a sales receipt from that day^{[citation needed]}. To many the stores reopening was considered pivotal to the rebirth of the trade center site^{[citation needed]}.