Belk at New River Valley Mall

Based in Charlotte, N.C., Belk, Inc. (www.belk.com <http://www.belk.com/> ) is the largest privately owned mainline department store company in the United States, with more than 300 stores in 16. The company was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, N.C., and is in the third generation of Belk family leadership.