Milton Waldoff, who ran the Waldoff’s family-owned department store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for many years, has died.
Milton Waldoff, who ran the Waldoff’s family-owned department store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for many years, died at his residence on July 17 at the age of 90.
Waldoff was a quintessential retailer who combined Southern charm with a flair for bringing theatrics to the store.The first Waldoff’s store was opened by Waldoff’s father in 1924 on Batson Street in downtown Hattiesburg. Waldoff’s eventually had locations in Hattiesburg and Biloxi, Mississippi, but by 1994, the business was shut down and Waldoff started a second career in consulting.
According to his website, after attending the University of Alabama and serving in the Army, he took over his family business. Waldoff’s expanded the 3,600-square-foot downtown store to 10,000 square feet. Waldoff also opened Milton’s, considered the first “traditional shop” for young men and women in Mississippi.
Later, Waldoff’s opened a 12,000-square-foot store in the Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. By 1974, Waldoff’s had also opened a 16,000-square-foot store in Cloverleaf Mall, Hattiesburg’s first regional mall. Five years later, Waldoff bought the stores adjacent to his store and expanded it to 20,000 square feet of selling space. In 1989, Waldoff’s moved into a new, state-of-the-art, 60,000-square-foot anchor store in the Cloverleaf Mall.
Waldoff was a leader in the Hattiesburg community, serving on the boards of several organizations, including the Hattiesburg Area Chamber of Commerce, The United Way, Boy Scouts of America and American Red Cross. He was also active in the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Federations of North America.
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