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Jarman Shoes opened with the center in 1975. Genesco Inc. was the parent company of Jarman. The company sold traditional men's footwear until 1982 when Genesco merged several of its divisions under US Retail. From that point forward Jarman moved towards a more fashionable product. This location was later converted to the Underground Station brand which was also a part of Genesco Inc. This is the same company that also owned Hardy shoes which was downstairs under Morrow's Nut House. Hardy later became Journeys, also a Genesco company.  
'''Jarman Shoes''' was a national retail shoe store chain with several locations in the [[Birmingham area]]. It was owned by Genesco Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee.


Some faithful customers may even remember the manager of this location for many years named Roy Palmer. He was a fixture in Century for around six years at this one store.
The [[Century Plaza]] Jarman Shoes location opened with the mall in [[1975]]. The chain was merged into Genesco's U.S. Retail division in [[1982]]. The Century Plaza location was later converted to the '''Underground Station'''  brand. [[Roy Palmer]] was the store's long-time manager.
 
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Jarman Shoes was a national retail shoe store chain with several locations in the Birmingham area. It was owned by Genesco Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee.

The Century Plaza Jarman Shoes location opened with the mall in 1975. The chain was merged into Genesco's U.S. Retail division in 1982. The Century Plaza location was later converted to the Underground Station brand. Roy Palmer was the store's long-time manager.