Bob’s Discount Furniture Celebrates Upcoming New York and Pennsylvania Store Openings

Fast-Growing Retailer Donates $20,000 to Local Schools in Honor of Grand Openings

MANCHESTER, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bob’s Discount Furniture today announced it will contribute $20,000 to local schools to celebrate the Aug. 28 grand openings of its newest discount furniture stores, located in Riverhead, N.Y. and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. These stores mark the 52nd and 53rd Bob’s locations throughout the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Locations and managers for the new stores are:

• Riverhead, N.Y. This 23,000-square-foot store, located at 1858 Old Country Road, is expected to add 20 new jobs to the local economy and will be managed by Crystal Merriman, who has worked in the retail furniture industry for more than a decade, most recently as sales manager at Bob’s Yonkers, N.Y., store.

• Wilkes-Barre, Pa. This 34,000-square-foot store, located at 3420 Wilkes-Barre Township Commons, is expected to add 20 new jobs to the local economy and will be managed by Roy Horton, whose 20 years of retail experience includes management positions with Sears and Dunkelberger’s Sports Outfitters.

“New York and Pennsylvania are becoming increasingly important markets for our company,” said Bob Kaufman, Bob’s president emeritus and co-founder. “We look forward to bringing great furniture at the value prices we are known for to Riverhead, Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding communities.”

Opening celebrations
Grand opening celebrations for both stores will start at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, with local dignitaries on hand and complimentary refreshments served from the stores’ cafes. Kaufman will attend the Wilkes-Barre store’s ribbon cutting. Cathy Poulin, the company’s public relations director, will be on hand for the ribbon cutting at the Riverhead store.

Children’s entertainment will include balloons and face painting. Grand-opening festivities will extend through the Labor Day weekend.

Donations
To show its commitment to the communities served by the new stores, Bob’s began donating to area schools in early July. By the end of the grand opening weekend, Bob’s will have donated a total of $20,000 to local schools, including $2,500 each to the following schools:

• Bishop McGann-Mercy High School, Riverhead
• St. Isidore School, Riverhead
• Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School, Wilkes-Barre
• G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School, Wilkes-Barre

These donations come from Bob’s Outreach program, which helps support schools and programs for children in the communities where it operates.

About Bob’s Discount Furniture
Bob’s Discount Furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings – including living room furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture and home accents – at everyday low prices. The stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee, ice cream, cookies and candy. Since 1991, Bob’s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest-value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices. With 53 stores located throughout New England, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the Manchester, Conn.-based company has become the 14th-largest U.S. furniture chain. Bob’s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work for more than 15 years. In addition, the Bob’s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. Every year the company donates more than $100,000 to schools and more than $1.5 million to charities through these programs. For more information on Bob’s charitable programs, visit www.BobsCares.org, and follow us on Twitter @MyBobs and @MyBobs_Charity and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MyBobs.

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Source: Bob’s Discount Furniture

Released August 11, 2014