Burlington Coat Factory Announcement.BURLINGTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1998--In response to numerous inquiries, Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 360 stores in 42 states (as of 2006). In early 2007, the first location to be opened in Canada will be at the Vaughan Mills mall in Toronto. Warehouse Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BCF BCF Billion Cubic Feet BCF Bioconcentration Factor BCF British Chess Federation BCF British Coatings Federation BCF Breast Cancer Fund BCF Bank Credit Facility BCF Bulked Continuous Filament BCF British Cycling Federation BCF Boeing Converted Freighter ) announced Tuesday that it has sold approximately 140 out of an entire order of 480 men's fur-trimmed snorkel parkas that are subject to a public furor over the use of dog hair in the fur This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since February 2007. In the Fur is a Pop/Alternative Indie Rock band from the Philadelphia area. trim. Burlington Coat Factory said it was made aware of this by the Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a Washington, D.C-based animal welfare advocacy group. It is the largest animal welfare organization in the world, with nearly 10 million members and a 2006 budget of US$103 million. last week and immediately pulled the entire remaining stock of 340 jackets off its selling floor and is in the process of returning the jackets to its vendor. Burlington Coat Factory ordered 480 parkas with coyote fur trim and was appalled to be informed that its vendor had substituted Mongolian dog fur in the trim. The Company hastened to assure its customers that the 140 parkas actually sold with the reported Mongolian dog fur trim represented only a minute portion of the more than 4.5 million coats that the Company sells each year. Any customer who wishes to return the subject parka (Style C-SG2034) may do so for a store credit or check issued by Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (Customer Relations Department). |
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