Store officials are still in the process of moving women’s clothing, accessories, shoes and cosmetics to their new home in the consolidated store. The final items will be moved Aug. 2-3, “at which time we will start preparing our store for the grand re-opening celebration,” said Christine Hojnacki, spokeswoman for Bon Ton, Elder-Beerman’s parent company. “The store will remain open during the transition, and customers can begin shopping in one Elder-Beerman location beginning August 4.”
A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Aug. 20, and the first 500 customers will receive a free gift. Customers also can enter for a chance to win a $500 Elder-Beerman gift card, Hojnacki said. There also will be kids’ activities, home demonstrations and cosmetics events, complimentary consultations and special gifts with purchases.
Elder-Beerman discontinued its Mall at Fairfield Commons furniture gallery as part of the consolidation.
Top officials with Columbus-based Glimcher Realty Trust, the parent company of the Mall at Fairfield Commons, said Friday that they intend to demolish that portion of the mall that held the former Elder-Beerman women’s departments — and which once housed a Parisian department store — to make way for four or five potential restaurant sites.
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