Return of Bergner's?
From the Pekin Daily Times:
"Deepak Ramani, the chief executive officer of the New York-based company BrandX, is planning to revive Bergner's, along with several other former Bon-Ton Stores affiliates, according to Women's Wear Daily. The Peoria area was home to three Bergner's stores. Ramani and BrandX purchased the Bergner's name and others in the belief that regional department stores are important because area shoppers have fond memories of them."Our business model," Ramani has said, "is to focus on that."BrandX will launch an online site under the Bon-Ton name this summer. Ramani is planning to open a 125,000 square-foot Carson's store in Joliet.The Bergner's website is active and its landing page reads "COMING SOON! The store you know and love is coming back - bigger and better than ever!"No other details were available. So whether or not shoppers will once again see a Bergner's store in Peoria, Pekin or elsewhere remains to be seen. Neither BrandX nor Ramani could be reached for comment."
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