Charles Department Store

Specialties

Charles Department Store is a family owned and operated specialty retail store established in 1924. Known for its high quality, handpicked selection of merchandise and excellent customer service. Charles offers men’s and women’s lifestyle clothing, sportswear and outerwear by top brands– Barbour, Woolrich, Pendleton, Patagonia, Nomadic Traders, Canada Goose, Filson, Fjallraven, Toad & Co., Alex Cannon, Alternative Apparel, True Grit/​Dylan and more; a footwear department featuring Merrell, Dansko, Naot, Ugg, Birkenstock, New Balance, Hunter, Keen, Ecco, Sperry, Olukai and more; a housewares department with cookware by Scanpan, Emile Henry, Lodge and Le Creuset; bakeware by USA pan and Nordicware; small kitchen appliances by Cuisinart, Blendtec, Vitamix, Zojirushi, Moccamaster, All Clad; kitchen gadgets by OXO and cultery by Wusthof, Global and Ergo Chef. Charles also boasts a full service grill department with a summer showroom located on the second floor, offering assembly and delivery of Weber gas & charcoal grills and the Big Green Egg ceramic smokers as well as accessories and charcoal.

History

Established in 1924.

Charles Department Store was founded in 1924 by Charles Raneri, an immigrant to the U.S. from Messina, Sicily. He would peddle with his cart along the Metro North train line retrieving items in NYC for his customers until he opened his own storefront in Mt Kisco, NY. Charles moved the store to Bedford Hills, NY and then in the 1930s to downtown Katonah, NY where it still remains today. It was run by the second generation Phil Raneri and is currently owned and operated by third generation owners Dave and Jim Raneri and Kelly Raneri one of the fourth generation also works full time for the company.