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Martin’s entered into business in 1959 as a
small shoe store in downtown Hope, Arkansas. Martin’s moved
its shoe stores several times over the course of the following
decades. At one time Martin’s operated two shoe stores in Hope
and one in Prescott, Arkansas.
In the 1970’s a portion of the Interstate Highway System
was built through Hope. The Interstate began to slowing change
the traffic patterns in Hope as it did in other towns across
the country. In August 1988, Martin’s sought to take advantage
of this change by building a free standing store close to
nearby Interstate 30. In that move Martin’s ventured in the
apparel business by adding clothing to its shoe store.
Martin’s has undergone 3 expansions in its current Hope
location and now has over 15,000 square feet of space.
In the summer of 2002, Martin’s added Estee Lauder and
Clinique cosmetics and fragrances.
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