A Slidell, Louisiana Resident Wins $10,000 from Service Merchandise.Business Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2000 Service Merchandise Service Merchandise was a chain of large stores carrying fine jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics that existed from 1934 to 2002. The company's former chairman, Raymond Zimmerman, resurrected Service Merchandise as an Internet-only retailer in 2004 after buying the name Company, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:SVCDQ) today announced the winner of its "$10,000 Dreams Giveaway" contest sponsored by its Gift Registry department The Registry Office The Securities Act is the governing law regulating the sale and trading of securities on the US securities markets. It defines the requirements for registration and providing services for individual and corporate entities. . Winner Theresia Scott Claude will be presented with a check for $10,000 on March 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. at the Service Merchandise Store on Northshore Boulevard in Slidell, Louisiana Slidell is a city in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana, situated on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain. [1] [2] As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 25,695. Slidell is a suburb of New Orleans. . Mrs. Claude, a nine-year Slidell resident and long-time customer of Service Merchandise, entered the "$10,000 Dreams Giveaway" when she registered for her wedding at the Slidell store. Like many brides, Mrs. Claude has family in many different parts of the country and selected Service Merchandise because its bridal registry A bridal registry is a system designed by department stores for the purpose of allowing an engaged couple to manage the purchase of gifts for their wedding. From what is available at the store, the couple creates a list of items that they would like to receive, then the list is can be accessed nationwide. She plans to use part of her winnings toward a honeymoon she and her new husband didn't think they would be able to have. Mrs. Claude, 53, is owner of Theresia's Beauty Salon Salon, annual exhibition of art works chosen by jury and presented by the French Academy since 1737; it was originally held in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre. By the mid-19th cent. the Salon had become an expression of conservative, established tastes in art. . She married Gerald Claude on February 12, 2000. "We are always excited to see a long-time customer benefit from one of our many promotions," said Lisa Clark, manager national gift registry program. "Louisiana is one of our best regions for gift registry." From December 1999 to January 31, 2000, the Company received 4,300 entries for the "$10,000 Dreams Giveaway" contest. Any person who established a gift registry at a Service Merchandise store during the month of December was automatically entered to win, as well as those who registered online at www.servicemerchandise.com. An additional entry was made for each of those registrants when an item was purchased from the bridal registry during the contest period. Service Merchandise Company, Inc. operates 221 stores in 32 states. Customers may also shop by phone at 800-JEWELRY and on the web, at www.servicemerchandise.com. |
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