. for the prussian knight see nicholas von renys . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message renys type private industry retail founded 1949 founder robert h. reny headquarters newcastle maine united states number of locations 17 1 headquarters retail stores website renys.com r.h. reny inc. 2 doing business as renys a maine adventure is a chain of department stores located throughout the state of maine and that has been a part of maine culture since 1949 . robert h. reny opened his first store in damariscotta maine . 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 . 3 the company headquarters and distribution center are located in newcastle . there are 17 retail store locations bath belfast bridgton camden damariscotta two stores dexter ellsworth farmington gardiner madison pittsfield portland saco topsham wells and windham . 1 4 5 external links edit renys official web site references edit a b renys locations . renys . retrieved 18 august 2011 . renys official web site hyatt joshua 2004 09 01 . beat the beast . fortune small business . retrieved 2006 04 30 . murphy edward d. 21 december 2010 . out goes bean in comes renys . portland press herald . retrieved 21 march 2011 . moore darcie 14 april 2011 . renys planning store in topsham . the times record . retrieved 18 april 2011 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title renys & oldid 718491180 categories discount stores of the united statescompanies based in mainehidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2013all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 may 2016 at 20 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view