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'The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.' () is a regional department store company based in York, Pennsylvania, chiefly operating 268 department stores in 23 states throughout the northern United States under its namesake nameplate, as well as those of Elder-Beerman, Carson Pirie Scott, Younkers, Herberger's, Bergner's, Boston Store and Parisian. Additionally, eight furniture stores (with a ninth under construction) are operated by the corporation in select markets.
The Bon-Ton was started in 1898, when Max Grumbacher and his father, Samuel, opened S. Grumbacher & Son, a one-room millinery and dry goods store on Market Street in York, Pennsylvania. From the beginning, according to company material, the Grumbachers operated their business "with a close attention to detail and a conviction that business success would come to those who offered customers quality merchandise at a fair price with careful attention to their individual needs and wants."
As automobiles replaced horses and the country became more industrialized, through World War I and the Roaring Twenties, the Grumbachers continued to meet their customers' needs. The store grew bigger and, in 1929, the company was incorporated as S. Grumbacher & Son, Inc. In 1931, Max's son, Max Samuel (M.S.), joined the company. When Max the elder died in 1933, his widow, Daisy, and their two sons, M.S. and Richard, continued the business, forming a partnership in 1936. Following World War II, the family decided to expand operations. In 1946 a second Bon-Ton was opened, in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Two years later, the company moved outside Pennsylvania, acquiring Eyerly's in Hagerstown, Maryland, and in 1957 purchasing McMeen's in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. These early moves set Bon-Ton's policy of growing into adjacent areas by opening new stores and acquiring existing businesses.
During the next three decades, The Bon-Ton Stores continued to expand. In 1961, M.S.'s son, M. Thomas "Tim," entered the business, representing the fourth generation of Grumbachers. During the 1960s, the company opened new Eyerly's and Bon-Ton stores in several Pennsylvania communities and one in West Virginia. They also started a discount chain, Mailman's, and, in 1969, retired the McMeen's name. During the 1970s, as the popularity of shopping centers began to grow, Bon-Ton opened 11 new stores in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The 1980s formed a period of rapid consolidation in the retail department store industry as major chains bought their competitors. The Bon-Ton Stores began the decade by opening more stores, establishing a new division, Maxwell's, and acquiring Fowler's department store in New York. When Tim Grumbacher was made CEO in 1985, the company operated 18 stores in four states. Two years later the company made a major move, buying the 11-store Pomeroy's chain from Allied Department Stores. That purchase made it possible for the company to move into seven new markets in Pennsylvania.
Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Herberger's, and Younkers officially joined the corporation on March 6, 2006, following a completed acquisition of Saks Incorporated's Northern Department Store Group (NDSG). The 142 stores, operating under those five names, retain their nameplates under the new ownership. [1]
The buying, private brand product development and marketing functions for the company were consolidated into the NDSG's Corporate offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finance, legal and IT functions for all locations were consolidated into the Bon-Ton's corporate offices in York, Pennsylvania.
In October 2006, Bon-Ton purchased four existing Parisian stores from Belk, as well as rights for construction on a fifth store. [2] These stores are:
''Indiana''
★ Indianapolis, Indiana - Circle Centre
''Michigan''
★ Clinton Township, Michigan - The Mall at Partridge Creek (under construction)
★ Livonia, Michigan - Laurel Park Place
★ Rochester Hills, Michigan - Village of Rochester Hills
''Ohio''
★ Beavercreek, Ohio - The Mall at Fairfield Commons
The Indiana store was converted to a Carson Pirie Scott location in February 2007, while the Ohio store was converted to a second Elder-Beerman store in its mall. The three Michigan locations, however, will all retain the Parisian name.[1]
'Connecticut'
'Maryland'
'Massachusetts'
'New Hampshire'
'New Jersey'
'New York'
'Pennsylvania'
'Vermont'
'West Virginia'
★ Rome - Riverbend Mall (''originally Miller's, later Hess's, converted to Bon-Ton in 1994, closed shortly afterward. Mall torn down'')
★ Red Bank: . (''opened 1999 in former Steinbach; now closed'')
★ Cortland- Cortlandville Mall (''former Chappell's; now Wal-Mart'')
★ Cheektowaga - Walden Galleria (''; opened 1994, closed 2006; torn down for Regal Cinemas'')
★ Clay - Great Northern Mall (''opened as Addis & Dey's, later Chappell's, then Bon-Ton, closed 2006, now empty)
★ Dewitt - Shoppingtown Mall (''.; opened 1985 as Chappell's, converted to Bon-Ton in 1994; closed 2006, now empty'')
★ Buffalo: Northtown Plaza ''(originally Hens & Kelly, then AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994- CLOSED 2007) currently empty
★ Rochester/Irondequoit: Medley Centre ''(originally McCurdy's in the early 90's)'' . currently empty
★ Allentown, Pennsylvania - Downtown (former Hess's flagship)
★ Bensalem - Neshaminy Mall (''originally Lit Brothers, later Pomeroy's'') (''; opened 1987'')
★ Lancaster - Downtown (former Watt & Shand flagship)
★ Lebanon - Lebanon Plaza Mall (''; opened 1994'')
★ Lewistown - Central Business District (''.; Opened 1972'')
★ Pottsown - Coventry Mall (''.; originally Hess's until 1995. Became JCPenney 1997, Bon-Ton 1999, closed 2004, now Kohl's'')[2]
★ Scranton - Keyser Oak Plaza (''; opened 1980'')
★ Wilkes Barre - Midway Shopping Center (''.; opened 1987 in former Pomeroy's'')
★ York - York Mall (''opened as Hochschild Kohn's, later Bon-Ton, now Burlington Coat Factory; mall torn down'')
1. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=21268
2. Reading Eagle, Pa., business briefs. (brief article)
★ The Bon-Ton Official Web Site.
★ History of The Bon-Ton.
★ http://sec.edgar-online.com/2000/04/26/15/0000893220-00-000540/Section3.asp
'The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.' () is a regional department store company based in York, Pennsylvania, chiefly operating 268 department stores in 23 states throughout the northern United States under its namesake nameplate, as well as those of Elder-Beerman, Carson Pirie Scott, Younkers, Herberger's, Bergner's, Boston Store and Parisian. Additionally, eight furniture stores (with a ninth under construction) are operated by the corporation in select markets.
| Contents |
| History |
| Beginnings |
| Early Expansion |
| 2006 Acquisitions |
| Locations |
| Former Locations |
| Georgia |
| New Jersey |
| New York |
| Pennsylvania |
| References |
| External links |
History
Beginnings
The Bon-Ton was started in 1898, when Max Grumbacher and his father, Samuel, opened S. Grumbacher & Son, a one-room millinery and dry goods store on Market Street in York, Pennsylvania. From the beginning, according to company material, the Grumbachers operated their business "with a close attention to detail and a conviction that business success would come to those who offered customers quality merchandise at a fair price with careful attention to their individual needs and wants."
As automobiles replaced horses and the country became more industrialized, through World War I and the Roaring Twenties, the Grumbachers continued to meet their customers' needs. The store grew bigger and, in 1929, the company was incorporated as S. Grumbacher & Son, Inc. In 1931, Max's son, Max Samuel (M.S.), joined the company. When Max the elder died in 1933, his widow, Daisy, and their two sons, M.S. and Richard, continued the business, forming a partnership in 1936. Following World War II, the family decided to expand operations. In 1946 a second Bon-Ton was opened, in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Two years later, the company moved outside Pennsylvania, acquiring Eyerly's in Hagerstown, Maryland, and in 1957 purchasing McMeen's in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. These early moves set Bon-Ton's policy of growing into adjacent areas by opening new stores and acquiring existing businesses.
Early Expansion
During the next three decades, The Bon-Ton Stores continued to expand. In 1961, M.S.'s son, M. Thomas "Tim," entered the business, representing the fourth generation of Grumbachers. During the 1960s, the company opened new Eyerly's and Bon-Ton stores in several Pennsylvania communities and one in West Virginia. They also started a discount chain, Mailman's, and, in 1969, retired the McMeen's name. During the 1970s, as the popularity of shopping centers began to grow, Bon-Ton opened 11 new stores in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The 1980s formed a period of rapid consolidation in the retail department store industry as major chains bought their competitors. The Bon-Ton Stores began the decade by opening more stores, establishing a new division, Maxwell's, and acquiring Fowler's department store in New York. When Tim Grumbacher was made CEO in 1985, the company operated 18 stores in four states. Two years later the company made a major move, buying the 11-store Pomeroy's chain from Allied Department Stores. That purchase made it possible for the company to move into seven new markets in Pennsylvania.
2006 Acquisitions
Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Herberger's, and Younkers officially joined the corporation on March 6, 2006, following a completed acquisition of Saks Incorporated's Northern Department Store Group (NDSG). The 142 stores, operating under those five names, retain their nameplates under the new ownership. [1]
The buying, private brand product development and marketing functions for the company were consolidated into the NDSG's Corporate offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finance, legal and IT functions for all locations were consolidated into the Bon-Ton's corporate offices in York, Pennsylvania.
In October 2006, Bon-Ton purchased four existing Parisian stores from Belk, as well as rights for construction on a fifth store. [2] These stores are:
''Indiana''
★ Indianapolis, Indiana - Circle Centre
''Michigan''
★ Clinton Township, Michigan - The Mall at Partridge Creek (under construction)
★ Livonia, Michigan - Laurel Park Place
★ Rochester Hills, Michigan - Village of Rochester Hills
''Ohio''
★ Beavercreek, Ohio - The Mall at Fairfield Commons
The Indiana store was converted to a Carson Pirie Scott location in February 2007, while the Ohio store was converted to a second Elder-Beerman store in its mall. The three Michigan locations, however, will all retain the Parisian name.[1]
Locations
'Connecticut'
★ Hamden: Hamden Mart . (Opened 1999 in former Howland-Steinbach) |
'Maryland'
★ Frederick: Frederick Towne Mall . (Opened 1972) ★ Hagerstown: Valley Mall . (Opened 1974) ★ LaVale: Country Club Mall . (Opened 1981) |
'Massachusetts'
★ Westfield: Westfield Shops . (Opened 1998 in former Stieger's) |
'New Hampshire'
★ Concord: Steeplegate Mall 87,000 square feet (Opened November 1999 in former Steinbach) |
'New Jersey'
★ Brick: Brick Plaza . (Opened September 1999 in former Steinbach) ★ Phillipsburg: Phillipsburg Mall - . (originally Hess's) |
'New York'
★ Albany: New Louden Center ''(originally Ames)'' 65,000 square feet (Opened 2003) ★ Binghamton: Oakdale Mall 80,000 square feet (Opened 1980) ★ Buffalo: Delaware Sheridan Plaza ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Buffalo: Southgate Plaza ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Buffalo: McKinley Mall ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Buffalo: Eastern Hills Mall ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Elmira: Arnot Mall . (Opened 1995) ★ Glens Falls: Aviation Mall ''(originally Caldor)'' . (Opened April 1999) ★ Ithaca: Pyramid Mall . ''Originally JW Rhodes'' (Opened 1991) ★ Jamestown: Chautauqua Mall ''(originally Woolworth)'' . (Opened 1998) ★ Lockport: Lockport Mall - . ''(originally AM&A's)'' (Opened 1994) ★ Massena: St. Lawrence Centre ''(originally Chappells)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Newburgh: Newburgh Mall ''(originally Caldor)'' 65,000 square feet (Opened 2000) ★ Niagara Falls: Summit Park Mall ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Olean: Olean Center Mall ''(originally AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994) ★ Rochester/Greece: The Mall at Greece Ridge Center ''(originally part of Greece Towne Mall as Sibley's; became Kaufmann's in 1990; when the mall merged with Long Ridge Mall to form the Greece Ridge Center in 1995, the Kaufmann's in Long Ridge remained while the Greece Towne Kaufmann's became a Bon-Ton)'' . ★ Rochester/Henrietta: Marketplace Mall ''(originally McCurdy's)'' . ★ Rochester/Victor: Eastview Mall ''(originally McCurdy's)'' . ★ Saratoga Springs: Wilton Mall . (''Opened 1993'') ★ Camillus: Camillus Commons . (Opened 1994) ★ Syracuse: Carousel Center . ★ Watertown: Salmon Run Mall . (Originally Chappell's) (Opened 1992) |
'Pennsylvania'
★ Allentown: Allentown South Mall - . (originally Hess's) (Opened 1994) ★ Bethlehem: Westgate Mall (originally Hess's) . ★ Bloomsburg: Columbia Mall (Opened 1988) ★ Butler: Clearview Mall . (Opened 1982) ★ Camp Hill: near Capital City Mall (originally Pomeroy's) . (Opened 1987) ★ Carlisle: Carlisle Plaza Mall . (Opened 1977) ★ Chambersburg: Chambersburg Mall - . (Opened 1985) ★ Cranberry: Cranberry Mall 45,200 sq ft.(Opened 1982) ★ Doylestown: Doylestown Shopping Center (originally Hess's) . (Opened 1994) ★ Dubois, The Commons, ★ Easton: Palmer Park Mall - . (originally Hess's) (Opened 1994) ★ Erie: Millcreek Mall ''(originally Horne's, then Elder Beerman)'' . ★ Frackville: Schuylkill Mall - . (originally Pomeroy's) . (Opened 1987) ★ Greensburg: Westmoreland Mall . (formerly Troutman's then Pomeroy's) (Opened 1987) ★ Hanover: North Hanover Mall - . main store, . home store (Opened 1971) ★ Harrisburg: Colonial Park Mall (originally Pomeroy's) | . (Opened 1987) ★ Indiana: Indiana Mall . (Opened 1979) ★ Johnstown: Galleria Mall . (Opened 1992) ★ Lancaster: Park City Center (originally Watt & Shand) . (Opened 1992) ★ Lewistown: Lewistown Mall (opened 1957) ★ Quakertown: Richland Mall, . (Opened 1994) ★ Reading / Wyomissing: Berkshire Mall, . (originally Pomeroy's) (Opened 1987) ★ Pennsdale: Lycoming Mall - . (Opened 1986) ★ Scranton: Mall at Steamtown - . (originally Montgomery Ward) ★ Selinsgrove: Susquenhanna Valley Mall - . (Opened 1978) ★ State College: Nittany Mall - (originally Hess's) (Opened 1994) ★ Stroudsburg: Stroud Mall (originally Hess's) . (Opened 1994) ★ Trexlertown: The Shops at Trexler (originally Hess's) . (Opened 1994) ★ Uniontown: Uniontown Mall - main store - ., home store - ., and kids store - . (Opened 1976) ★ Warren, Pennsylvania: Warren Mall, North Market st (Opened 1980) ★ Washington: Washington Crown Center (formerly Troutman's then Pomeroy's) - . ★ Wilkes-Barre: Wyoming Valley Mall - . (Opened 1987) ★ Wyoming: Price Chopper Plaza, 60,000 square feet.(Opened =) ★ York: Queensgate Shopping Center . (Opened 1962) ★ York: West Manchester Mall . (Opened 1981) ★ York: York Galleria Mall . (Opened 1989) |
'Vermont'
★ Burlington: University Mall (Originally Steinbach) (Opened November 1999) |
'West Virginia'
★ Martinsburg: Martinsburg Mall . (Opened 1994) |
Former Locations
Georgia
★ Rome - Riverbend Mall (''originally Miller's, later Hess's, converted to Bon-Ton in 1994, closed shortly afterward. Mall torn down'')
New Jersey
★ Red Bank: . (''opened 1999 in former Steinbach; now closed'')
New York
★ Cortland- Cortlandville Mall (''former Chappell's; now Wal-Mart'')
★ Cheektowaga - Walden Galleria (''; opened 1994, closed 2006; torn down for Regal Cinemas'')
★ Clay - Great Northern Mall (''opened as Addis & Dey's, later Chappell's, then Bon-Ton, closed 2006, now empty)
★ Dewitt - Shoppingtown Mall (''.; opened 1985 as Chappell's, converted to Bon-Ton in 1994; closed 2006, now empty'')
★ Buffalo: Northtown Plaza ''(originally Hens & Kelly, then AM&A's)'' . (Opened 1994- CLOSED 2007) currently empty
★ Rochester/Irondequoit: Medley Centre ''(originally McCurdy's in the early 90's)'' . currently empty
Pennsylvania
★ Allentown, Pennsylvania - Downtown (former Hess's flagship)
★ Bensalem - Neshaminy Mall (''originally Lit Brothers, later Pomeroy's'') (''; opened 1987'')
★ Lancaster - Downtown (former Watt & Shand flagship)
★ Lebanon - Lebanon Plaza Mall (''; opened 1994'')
★ Lewistown - Central Business District (''.; Opened 1972'')
★ Pottsown - Coventry Mall (''.; originally Hess's until 1995. Became JCPenney 1997, Bon-Ton 1999, closed 2004, now Kohl's'')[2]
★ Scranton - Keyser Oak Plaza (''; opened 1980'')
★ Wilkes Barre - Midway Shopping Center (''.; opened 1987 in former Pomeroy's'')
★ York - York Mall (''opened as Hochschild Kohn's, later Bon-Ton, now Burlington Coat Factory; mall torn down'')
References
1. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=21268
2. Reading Eagle, Pa., business briefs. (brief article)
External links
★ The Bon-Ton Official Web Site.
★ History of The Bon-Ton.
★ http://sec.edgar-online.com/2000/04/26/15/0000893220-00-000540/Section3.asp
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