Boscov's is an American department store founded by Solomon Boscov in 1911. The first
store was in Reading, Pennsylvania, and today 50 additional stores are spread
throughout the Mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New
York, Delaware, and Virginia.
Boscov's, the largest family-owned
department store in the United States, has yearly revenue of over $1 billion. The
chain of stores competes with the prices and products of The Bon-Ton. In some
cities, Boscov's now competes with J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears. The stores
feature merchandise not normally seen in modern department stores, such as toys,
greeting cards, and candy.
The current company chairman is Kenneth
S. Lakin, who took the job upon the retirement of Albert R. Boscov.
Boscov's,
along with Belk, is one of the last family-owned department store chains
in the United States. Many of the stores still offer many of the traditional
service departments that others have given up years ago, such as a customer
service desk, candy department, toy department, sporting goods, optical, travel
bureau. Eight stores include in-store restaurants called The Greenery.
Boscov's
still operates two downtown department stores in Binghamton, NY, and
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. |
