Ames to open new store in Kingston, New York.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)--Sept. 11, 1996--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 that it will open its 75th store 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 State in March 1997. The 78,000-square-foot store will be located in the Kingston Shopping Plaza in Kingston, N.Y. Joseph R. Ettore, Ames' president and chief executive officer, said, "We are delighted to announce our plans to open a store in Kingston, N.Y. When the store opens, our customers will find that it's a fun, friendly place to shop for the entire family. Ames stores are stocked with a wide variety and assortment of quality merchandise at great prices, including apparel, shoes, jewelry, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , electronics, toys, health and beauty aids, and craft and pet supplies." The store will feature Ames' latest design format, a convenient, easy-to-shop layout with numerous customer-friendly touches. Among other elements, the format uses "soft corners" that open up to highlight key departments such as home electronics, domestics, furniture and seasonal merchandise, and an updated apparel presentation in the center of the store. Ames (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), which operates 301 stores in 14 Northeastern 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). , is the nation's fifth-largest discount chain with annual total sales of $2.2 billion. For fax copies of Ames' most-recent news releases, dial 800-758-5804 ext. 036787. CONTACT: Ames Department Stores Inc. Lynn Riemer, 860/257-2666 |
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