Ernst opens three more Superstores, continues expansion.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1994--Ernst Home & Nursery announced today that it will open three new Superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
Two of the new Superstores will be in primary markets: Kent, Wash., a suburb of Seattle and Sandy, Utah Sandy (also known as Sandy City) is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah and a suburb of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,418. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 94,203, making it the fifth-largest city in Utah. , a suburb of Salt Lake City. The third store will be in Grants Pass, Ore., establishing the company in a completely new secondary market. The Kent store will replace Ernst's existing store in that community, the others are new stores that will bring Ernst's total number of stores to 80. The openings are an example of Ernst's dual strategy of penetrating penetrating breaching the tissues of the body. new secondary markets while, at the same time, enhancing its presence in primary ones. These three openings keep Ernst ahead of its schedule to open approximately 50 new Superstores by the end of 1996 and 15 by May of 1995. Ernst also announced the remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling of its Superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. in Orem, Utah Orem is an incorporated town in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. , will be completed in time to celebrate its re-opening along with the other stores. Although sales at the store have been spectacular since its opening in May of 1992, the company feels it can better serve the needs of customers there by adding substantial selling space with new departments. Ernst, founded in 1893, is a full-service home-improvement center operating stores in eight western states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Nevada. CONTACT: Ernst Home & Nursery, Seattle Susan Peterson, 206/621-6679 |
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