The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) today announced its
semi-annual Goodwill Sale. During the sale between March 26 and April 7,
customers who donate clean, gently-used clothing and home textiles at
its stores will receive coupons toward the purchase of new merchandise.
One coupon is given per item donated and all donations support local
Goodwill Industries job training and career services.
Customers can drop off donations at all Bon-Ton stores or at
participating Goodwill stores and donation centers and receive a 20
percent off apparel coupon with minimal exclusions for each donated
item. The donated clothing and textiles will be sold in local Goodwill
retail stores. Revenues will help fund job training and other programs
for people with disabilities, welfare recipients and job seekers. The
popular retail trade-in promotion is in its 14th year. In 2007 alone,
the semi-annual event generated more than 9 million pounds of donated
merchandise. With those donations, Goodwill earned an estimated $12.5
million in revenues for Goodwill programs.
“The semi-annual promotion is a great benefit
to our customers and comes at a great time of year. Our customers can
clean out their closets, update their look for the spring season and
receive a substantial discount while supporting a great cause,”
says Bud Bergren, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Bon-Ton
Stores, Inc. “The revenue generated by a
donation helps Goodwill provide job training to people who are trying to
enter the workforce. The Goodwill Sale exemplifies our commitment to the
communities in which we operate.”
“The simple act of cleaning out your closet
can make a real difference in the lives of hundreds of people in your
community,” says George W. Kessinger,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries
International. “By donating to Goodwill, you
are investing in the economic health of your community.”
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 279 stores, which includes ten
furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper
Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s,
Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s
and Younkers nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, three stores
in the Detroit, Michigan area. The stores offer a broad assortment of
brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children,
as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. For further information,
please visit the investor relations section of the Company’s
website at http://investors.bonton.com.
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