Ames Announces Grand Opening of 50 Stores.ROCKY HILL Rocky Hill, town (1990 pop. 16,554), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford, on the Connecticut River; settled c.1650, inc. 1843. Chemical coatings and synthetic textiles are made there. Rocky Hill was an important river port from 1700 to 1820. , CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999-- Completion of Phase 1 Openings in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Youngstown Regions Ames Department Stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMES) today celebrates the opening of 50 newly renovated stores in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Youngstown areas, the first in a set of three conversion phases transforming former Hills stores to the Ames format. Celebrations will begin today, Thursday, April 22, and run through Saturday, April 24. Ames acquired Hills Stores Company on December 31, 1998, creating the nation's largest regional discount retailer. Celebrations will begin today at 9:00 a.m. Ribbon cutting ceremonies kick-off the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , followed by three days filled with prizes, giveaways and sweepstakes, events and special demonstrations. Participants will be eligible to win home and outdoor furnishings, electronics, shopping spree discounts and jewelry while entertainment will include live music, special guest appearances by Barbie and other costumed characters; promotions by Hershey, Nabisco and others will be on hand. "We are excited to kick off this first round of grand openings," said Joseph R. Ettore, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ames Department Stores, Inc. "We look forward to introducing Ames to the Cleveland and Youngstown regions and are pleased to strengthen our presence in and around Pittsburgh. The entire Ames family will continue to provide a high level of commitment to the customers in these cities and towns through our high quality merchandise mix, Ames A+ customer service and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , strong support of and involvement in each community we are a part of." In Pittsburgh, the grand opening store locations include: Aliquippa, Baden, Belle Vernon, Butler, Carnegie, Hermitage, Indiana, Mars, Monroeville, New Castle, New Kensington New Kensington, city (1990 pop. 15,894), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., on the Allegheny River, in a coal-mining area; laid out 1891 on the site of Fort Crawford (1778), inc. as a city 1933. Aluminum products have been made there since 1892. , North Versailles, Uniontown, Washington Uniontown is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 345 at the 2000 census. Geography Uniontown is located at (46.539098, -117.085331)GR1. , two stores in West Mifflin West Mifflin, borough (1990 pop. 23,644), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb SE of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. There are steelworks and a household appliances plant in West Mifflin. , two stores in Cranberry, two stores in Bethel Park, four stores in Pittsburgh proper, and one store in Morgantown, WV. Cleveland store locations are: Amherst, Bedford, Elyria, Mentor, North Olmstead, Sandusky, Wickliffe, Willoughby and three stores in Cleveland proper. Youngstown/Canton grand opening locations are: Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Kent, Mansfield, Massillon, Niles, North Philadelphia, Warren, two stores in Akron, two stores in Canton and three stores in Youngstown. Ettore continued, "We welcome everyone to stop by and experience `Bargains by the Bagful' on brand name merchandise and those customers age 55 and older to sign up for the Ames 55 Gold card. This card entitles the holder to a 10 percent discount on all merchandise, including sale items, every Tuesday at every Ames store." With over 450 stores, including the recently acquired Hills stores and certain former Caldor sites located in 19 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Ames is a full-line discount retailer, with annual sales of almost $4 billion. Ames offers a broad range of merchandise categories including family apparel, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , 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. Soundbytes about the day's events will be available as of 12:00 AM on Thursday, April 22, 1999 and can be obtained by calling: 1-800-677-6122 http://www.AmesStores.com |
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