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To: Art Baeckel who wrote (1722)	9/18/2000 8:56:32 AM
From: Art Baeckel	Respond to of 1911

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 Jump to first matched term 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 amesstores.com espanol.amesstores.com.