[Eric in the Ozarks]

Younkers was a brand from Des Moines, Iowa that spread over the midwest.

My mom always looked forward to visiting Younkers store for homes at Merle Hay Mall and the Younkers tea room in their downtown store.
All gone now...

[niteowl77]

My mother also looked forward to going to the Des Moines Younkers, and in those bygone days it was actually pretty upscale for Iowans of our antecedents. Mom has long said that the latter-day Younkers was not a patch on the fanny of the pre-"Proffitt's" Younkers

(Mom had some knowledge of the fashion and home decoration fields.)

Our closest Younkers has always been a reliable place for finding nice things needed at the last minute, and it will be sorely missed.