Ames Announces the Acquisition of Five New Stores.Business Editors 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. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000 Stores in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Ohio and Pennsylvania continue the Company's strong growth 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 announced the planned opening of five new stores in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Two of the stores are located in New York: Schenectady, in the Crosstown Plaza at the intersection of Route 7 and Watt Street, and Latham, in the New Louden Center, 873 New Louden Road. The Schenectady store is a former Caldor location and the Latham store is a former Bradlee's location. Two other stores are located in Ohio, in the Columbus area: Village of Canal Winchester, in the Winchester Square Shopping Center, and Columbus, in the Town &Country Shopping Center, 120 Robinwood Avenue. Both stores are new construction. The new store in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania Fairless Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,365 at the 2000 census. History Fairless Hills as it is known today began in 1951 when developer Danherst Corporation began erecting pre-fabricated homes , a former Caldor location, is located in the Fairless Hills Shopping Center, 498 Lincoln Highway. The new stores in New York and Pennsylvania are scheduled to open in July 2000 and the stores in Ohio are scheduled to open in the early fall. Joseph R. Ettore, Ames' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, &uot;We're thrilled to be opening stores in these new communities. Ames already has a strong presence in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. We're looking forward to serving our new customers with our signature A+ Service and tremendous bargains.&uot; With over 454 stores 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 the nation's largest regional, full-line discount retailer with annual sales of $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. Information about Ames can be found on their website, www.amesstores.com. |
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