Ames to Celebrate the Grand Opening of Three New York Stores On July 20; New Locations Bring Statewide Total to 95; Employment to More Than 6500.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)--July 17, 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. announced today it will celebrate the opening of three additional 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 stores on July 20, 2000, raising the statewide store count to 95. New Ames locations in Vestal vestal (vĕs`təl), in Roman religion, priestess of Vesta. The vestals were first two, then four, then six in number. While still little girls, they were chosen from prominent Roman families to serve for 30 (originally 5) years, during which , Highland, and Schenectady will strengthen the company's foothold in the already successful markets around Binghamton, Poughkeepsie and Albany, respectively. Through these new locations, Ames anticipates bringing A+ service, terrific values and the company's trademark Bargains by the Bagful(R) to approximately 215,000 additional New York shoppers. The company will also open two stores in Pennsylvania and a Wilmington, Delaware location on July 20, to bring the chain's total store count to 467. Ames senior executives, store associates and local dignitaries kick-off the Grand Opening Celebrations on Thursday, July 20, 2000 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:00 a.m. Special Grand Opening events include a live Dixie-land Band, product demonstrations, costumed characters, giveaways and sweepstakes. These special events will continue through Saturday, July 22, 2000. "We have enjoyed a strong and successful presence in these areas of New York," noted Ames' chairman and chief executive officer Joseph R. Ettore. "I am confident the new stores will be equally as successful. We are particularly excited about expanding our 55 Gold(R) and school-related offerings like the Back to Campus and SHOPA SHOPA School Home Office Products Association Kids in Need Teacher Grant programs in these markets." With 467 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 over $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 http://espanol.AmesStores.com (in Spanish) |
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