# Bon-Ton Stores

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/bon-ton-stores/  
**Website:** https://www.bonton.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The Bon-Ton Stores was a regional department store chain in the United States that operated stores across the Midwest, Northeast, and upper Great Plains. Founded in 1898 in York, Pennsylvania, the company sold apparel, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other merchandise under banners including Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, and Younkers. The company filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in 2018.

## Kin Score — 5.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 5.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Bon Ton Stores Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Apparel, Cosmetics, Department Stores, Defunct, Home Furnishings, Retail

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/bon-ton-stores/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.