Ames Department Stores, Inc. Celebrates Eight
Chicagoland Grand Openings On September
21, 2000; The First Wave of Chicago-Area
Ames Stores Employ Nearly 1,300
Business Wire - September 15, 2000 12:17
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ROCKY HILL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2000--Ames
Department Stores, Inc. announced today it will celebrate the opening of eight
Chicago area stores on September 21, 2000. Four former Goldblatt's locations
will open as Ames stores along with four other locations in this first wave of
Chicagoland Grand Openings for Ames Department Stores. Two additional
openings are planned for October 2000, bringing our Chicago presence to ten
stores this year.
Ames' Chicago expansion efforts fall in line with the company's strategy of
expanding in urban markets. "We have always done well in urban locations,"
notes Ames' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ettore. "Our
stores in markets like Washington D. C. and Philadelphia are among the best
performing stores in our chain, and we look forward to continuing this success
story with our Chicago area stores."
"Our new Chicago store locations are ideal," Ettore continued. "They have
built-in traffic due to the high population density and the demographics are
perfect. We look forward to serving these communities with Ames' trademark
Bargains By the Bagful(R) and A+ customer service."
The eight new Chicago-area Ames stores are located at:
- 1450 North Cicero Avenue (Ward 37)
- 125 West 87th Street & Dan Ryan Expressway (Ward 21)
- 7538 Stony Island Avenue (Ward 5)
- 3445 South Martin Luther King Drive (Ward 2)
- Canterbury Shopping Center, Markham
- 288 East Geneva Road, Wheaton
- 1701 North Larkin Avenue, Crest Hill
- Bridgeview Court, Bridgeview
Ames senior executives, store associates and local dignitaries will kick-off the
Grand Opening Celebrations on Thursday, September 21, 2000, with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:00 a.m. Special Grand Opening events include
live musical entertainment, product demonstrations, costumed characters,
giveaways and sweepstakes. These special events will continue through
Saturday, September 23, 2000.
With 476 stores located in 19 states and the District of Columbia, Ames is the
nation's largest regional, full-line retailer with annual sales over $4 billion. Ames
offers a broad range of merchandise categories including family apparel,
housewares, domestics, electronics, ready-to-assemble and patio furniture,
jewelry, craft and pet supplies, health and beauty care items, stationery,
sporting goods, toys, seasonal products and more.
For fax copies of Ames' most recent news releases, dial 1-800-925-7792. To
find the location of the Ames store nearest you, dial 1-800-SHOP-AMES.
CONTACT: Ames Department Stores
Mary McCabe
Director, Corporate Communications
860.257.2590
mmccabe@ameshome.com
Amy Romano
Manager, Public Relations
860.257.5319
aromano@ameshome.com
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