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| name             = Renys
| logo             = Renys logo.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| type             = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation       = 1949
| founder          = Robert H. Reny
| location_city    = [[Newcastle, Maine|Newcastle]], [[Maine]]
| location_country = United States
| locations        = 18<ref name=locations>{{cite web|title=Renys Locations|url=https://www.renys.com/locations/|work=Renys|accessdate=18 August 2011}}</ref> <small>(headquarters + retail stores)</small>
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| industry         = [[Retail]]
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| homepage         = [http://www.renys.com/ renys.com]
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'''R.H. Reny, Inc.''',<ref>[http://www.renys.com Renys official web site]</ref> [[doing business as]] '''Renys: A Maine Adventure''', is a chain of department stores located throughout the state of [[Maine]]. The chain has been in business since 1949 when Robert H. Reny opened his first store in [[Damariscotta, Maine|Damariscotta]]. In 2004, two of his sons began running the chain.
In ''[[Fortune Magazine]]'''s Small Business column, Renys was cited as an example of a small business doing well in the face of competition from [[Walmart]]. Renys management studied the competition and realized the company could have an advantage in [[clothing]]. Renys purchases small lots of high-quality brands at a discount by buying production overruns, closeouts, irregulars, and factory seconds.<ref>{{cite news | title=Beat The Beast | work=FORTUNE Small Business | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184679/ | accessdate=2006-04-30 | first=Joshua | last=Hyatt | date=2004-09-01}}</ref>
The company headquarters and distribution center are located in [[Newcastle, Maine|Newcastle]]. There are 18 retail store locations: [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], [[Bath, Maine|Bath]], [[Belfast, Maine|Belfast]], [[Bridgton, Maine|Bridgton]], [[Camden, Maine|Camden]], [[Damariscotta, Maine|Damariscotta]] (two stores), [[Dexter, Maine|Dexter]], [[Ellsworth, Maine|Ellsworth]], [[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]], [[Gardiner, Maine|Gardiner]], [[Madison, Maine|Madison]], [[Pittsfield, Maine|Pittsfield]], [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], [[Topsham, Maine|Topsham]], [[Wells, Maine|Wells]] and [[Windham, Maine|Windham]].
Renys had one store located in Aroostook county, the store was in [[Fort Kent, Maine]]. The store was closed in September of 1999 due to conditions of the building cited as unsafe. Renys was a popular place to shop for the residents from all around the St John Valley.  The store withstood floods from the St John river, prior to the dike being built downtown.  Also the store on 2 occasions had fire damage.  The store was repaired and reopened only to fall to the hands of time.<ref name=locations /><ref name=portlandrenys>{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Edward D.|title=Out goes Bean, in comes Renys|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/out-goes-bean-in-comes-renys_2010-12-21.html|accessdate=21 March 2011|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref name=topsham>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Darcie|title=Renys planning store in Topsham|url=http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/2011/04/14/news/doc4da72d135af84051871164.txt|accessdate=18 April 2011|newspaper=The Times Record|date=14 April 2011}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.renys.com Renys official web site]
==References==
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[[Category:Discount stores of the United States]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1949]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1949]]
[[Category:Companies based in Lincoln County, Maine]]
[[Category:Newcastle, Maine]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in Maine]]
[[Category:Retail companies based in Maine]]