Elder-Beerman Celebrates Muscatine, Iowa Store Grand Opening.Business Editors DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. (Nasdaq:EBSC EBSC Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. EBSC East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (Berkeley, CA) EBSC Embedded Bitmap Scaling EBSC Elmbrook Swim Club (Brookfield, Wisconsin) EBSC English Bay Swim Club ) will celebrate the grand opening of its 69th store in Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 22,697 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine CountyGR6. Muscatine is also the only town in the world with that name. with a ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which beginning at 7:50 A.M., on Thursday, October 23, 2003. The 43,500 square foot Muscatine store is located in the Muscatine Mall, 1903 Park Avenue, Muscatine, Iowa. The Muscatine store carries a mix of fashion apparel, accessories and shoes for women, men, juniors, young men and children; and a complete line of cosmetics and fragrances, including Estee Lauder, Clinique and Lancome. In addition, the store offers a full assortment of home furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. plus china, crystal and silver and features a bridal, baby and gift registry accessible both in the store and online at Elder-Beerman's website. Elder-Beerman designed its new stores to enhance the customer shopping experience through a convenient store layout and high-capacity fixturing, emphasizing Elder-Beerman's commitment to value, fashion, selection and customer service. "Muscatine marks our 12th new format store and our first department store in Iowa. We are delighted to become a part of the Muscatine community," said Bud Bergren, Elder-Beerman's president and chief executive officer. The nation's ninth largest independent department store chain, The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. and now operates 69 stores in Ohio, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. For more information about the company see Elder-Beerman's web site at www.elder-beerman.com. |
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