Ames Kicks Off the Holiday Shopping Season With the Biggest, Best Toy Sale Ever - October 25 - November 21; 2000 Great Deals! Name Brands! No-Fee Layaway!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)--Oct. 25, 2000 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) announced today the publication of its annual Toy Book, a 72-page catalog of spectacular offerings for kids and kids at heart. Titled The Biggest, the Best Toy Sale, Ames' Toy Book includes more than 400 items on 72 pages for kids of all ages. From pre-school favorites, bikes, sports equipment and camping gear, to dolls, action figures and the latest in learning and electronic fun, Ames stores in 479 markets are set with solutions for all your holiday and gift giving needs, courtesy of the Ames Toy Book 2000. For the next 28-days, through November 21, 2000, Ames shoppers can find the best toy deals this holiday season at their local Ames store. Special programs, including the Company's trademark Extra Special Bargains, a no-fee Layaway An agreement between a retail seller and a consumer that provides that the seller will retain designated consumer goods for sale to the consumer at a specified price on a future date, if the consumer deposits with the seller an agreed upon sum of money. plan and a promise to beat "any local competitor's advertised sale price," make right now the best time to visit Ames and bring home some Holiday Bargains by the Bagful(R) for all the kids in your life. "With fuel and heating prices on the rise, getting good values this holiday season will be more important than ever," commented Joseph R. Ettore, chairman and chief executive officer for Ames. "Shoppers will be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. great prices, flexible purchase options, name brands and overall great values. And when they look to Ames, they'll find all that and more." "Almost every full-line discount department store offers a holiday toy book," continued Ettore, "but we did it first. Ames pioneered the Toy Book concept, and since the 1994 introduction of this annual spectacular, our customers have looked forward to receiving their special edition Toy Book each Fall. Historically, the Toy Book is a great kick-off to our fourth quarter and holiday sales season and we expect that tradition to continue this year." With 479 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 pa´ti`o fur´ni`ture 1. Furniture such as chairs, tables, settees or loungers, suited for use on a patio , i.e. such that will not be damaged by exposure to rain, sun or other outdoor elements. , jewelry, craft and pet supplies, health and beauty care items, stationery, sporting goods, toys, seasonal products and more. To find the location of the Ames store nearest you, dial 1-800-SHOP-AMES. Visit us at http://www.AmesStores.com or http://espanol.AmesStores.com (in Spanish). |
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