Media contact:Brandie Young, UP | Bob’s Discount Furniture Celebrates New Wilkes-Barre Store Opening by Donating $10,000 to Local Schools Opening of Bob’s Second New Pennsylvania Location This Year Brings Fast-Growing Furniture Retailer’s Total to 53 Stores MANCHESTER, Conn. - Aug. 11, 2014 – Bob’s Discount Furniture today announced it will contribute $10,000 to local schools to celebrate the Aug. 28 grand opening of its newest discount furniture store, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The new store is the second Bob’s location to open in Pennsylvania this year, as the company continues to expand throughout the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The newly constructed 34,000-square-foot Bob’s Discount Furniture store, located at 3420 Wilkes-Barre Township Commons, next to Target and the Wyoming Valley Mall, is expected to add 20 new jobs to the local economy. It will be managed by Roy Horton, whose 20 years of retail experience includes management positions with Sears and Dunkelberger’s Sports Outfitters.
The new Wilkes-Barre location is Bob’s first foray into smaller “single-store” markets outside major metropolitan areas. When it opens next month, along with another new store in Riverhead, N.Y., Bob’s will have 53 stores in 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia). “Pennsylvania is becoming an increasingly important market for our company,” said Bob Kaufman, Bob’s president emeritus and co-founder. “This is our second store in the state and we look forward to bringing great furniture at the value prices we are known for to Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding communities.” A grand opening celebration for the new Bob’s Discount Furniture store will begin at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, with a ribbon cutting ceremony by local dignitaries and Bob Kaufman, and complimentary refreshments will be served from the store’s cafe. Grand-opening festivities – including balloons, face painting and other children’s entertainment – will extend through the Labor Day weekend.
To show its commitment to the communities served by the new store, Bob’s began donating to area schools in July. By the end of the grand opening weekend, Bob’s will have donated a total of $10,000 to the following local schools: • Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School, $2,500 • G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School, $2,500 • Daniel J. Flood Elementary School, $1,000 • Solomon/Plains Junior High School, $1,000 • Dodson Elementary School, $1,000 • Bear Creek Community Charter School, $1,000 • James M. Coughlin Junior/Senior High School, $1,000 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. 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. Novaform 14" Serafina Pearl Gel (Costco) mattress This queen-size memory-foam mattress is 14 inches high. It weighs 105 pounds but has no grips for handling. to get immediate access to
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