Ames Store in Lafayette, Indiana to Remain Open.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)--June 24, 1999-- 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 that the former Hills store in Lafayette, Indiana will open as an Ames store in September of this year. Joseph R. Ettore, Ames' President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "After re-evaluating the performance of the Lafayette store and the customer base it serves, Ames has determined this store will remain in operation. We are pleased to retain the current employees and we look forward to the Grand Opening of the new Ames store in September." Ames had previously announced that the store would close. The Lafayette store will continue inventory liquidation sales, followed by a remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling phase, and then a Grand Opening as an Ames store in September 1999. The other nine former Hills stores in Indiana will also re-open as Ames stores at the same time. 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 the nation's largest regional 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. http://www.AmesStores.com |
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