BNET Industries
Market Cap:$222.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 280 department stores, which includes twelve furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, stores in the Detroit, Michigan area. The stores offer a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Byron L. BergrenNumber of Employees 29,100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores): 452111
Recent Events
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Fitch Affirms Bon-Ton's IDR at 'B-'; Outlook to Stable from Negative
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Bon-Ton Stores Set New High For Year Thursday
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. to Broadcast Review of Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
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Sales tax revenue tumbles
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces Third Amendment to Credit Card Program Agreement with HSBC Retail...
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Bon-Ton Stores BONT Reports Large Q2 Loss; Revises FY Guidance
News & Analysis
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Karru Martinson - Deutsche Bank. Karru Martinson - Deutsche Bank I was just wondering if we could start with just the capital markets transaction here, and could you explain a little bit you know why you...
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. BONT Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 20, 2009 10:00 am ET
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Karru Martinson – Duetsche Bank. Karru Martinson – Duetsche Bank On the EBITDA guidance that you gave, it seems like on an LTM basis you're at the mid point already and with the gross margin improvement that you're looking at...
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Grant Jordan – Wachovia. Grant Jordan - Wachovia Obviously you took inventory down a good bit in the first quarter relative to last year. I understand some of that was a reduction in...
Macy's, Bon-Ton cutting jobs
Two well-known clothing retailers with locations in Central New York are cutting jobs, but in the case of one of the companies, it's not known what impact the reductions will have on the region's stores. Citing current economic conditions and lower sales expectations in 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Macy's Inc. (NYSE:...
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 11/01/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Grant Jordan – Wachovia. Grant Jordan - Wachovia On your capex, it looks like you have clearly cut it back a good bit for next year. That $40.0 million, is that kind of a maintenance capex? Or what’s incorporated...
U.S. Consumers Could Feel Heat from Higher Fuel Costs
FP Trading Desk submits: Higher home heating prices could be another deterrent to U.S. consumers shopping this holiday season. “As if retailers did not have enough to worry about, just as the holiday season rolls around, most consumers will find a new sticker shock in their heating bills,” Gary...
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions And we’ll take our first question today from Kerry McInerney of Banc of America Securities. Kerry McInerney – Banc of America Securities I was wondering if you could talk about some of the back half expectations that are implicit in guidance, sounds like the higher...
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces May Sales
YORK, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) today announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended May 31, 2008 decreased 9.9% compared to the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 8.7% to $214.3 million compared to $234.7 million for the prior year period.
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces Participation in the Piper Jaffray 2008 Consumer/Industrial Growth Conference
YORK, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) today announced that management will participate in the Piper Jaffray 2008 Consumer/Industrial Growth Conference in New York City at the St. Regis Hotel. Bud Bergren, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Keith Plowman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Byron L. Bergren | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| James Lance | Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President |
| Keith E. Plowman | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
| Barbara Schrantz | Executive Vice President, Sales Promotion & Marketing |
| Dennis R. Clouser | Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Procurement Operations & Information Services |
| Edward P. Carroll, JR | Executive Vice President, Sales Promo & Marketing |
| Joseph Culver | Vice President, Stores Employment & Training |
| Robert E. Stern | Vice President & General Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Anthony J. Buccina | Vice Chairman & President, Merchandising |
| Tim Grumbacher | Chairman |
| Lucinda M. Baier | Board of Directors |
| Marsha M. Everton | Board of Directors |
| Michael L. Gleim | Board of Directors |
| Philip M. Browne | Board of Directors |
| Shirley A. Dawe | Board of Directors |
| Stephen R. Byers | Vice Chairman, Stores, Distribution, Real Estate & Construction |
| Todd C. McCarty | Board of Directors |
President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2004, and elected to the Board of Directors. Former President and CEO, Elder-Beerman. Served as Chairman of the Southern Division of the Belk, Inc. from 1999 to 2002, as partner of the Florida Division of Belk from 1992 to 1999, and in senior executive positions at Belk from 1985 to 1992.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
Vice Chairman and President – Merchandising, effective February 3, 2008. Prior to this, Vice Chairman and President – Merchandising since June 1, 2006. Was President - Head Merchant of Carson's since 1999. Joined Carson's in 1993 as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager; in 1997 was named Executive Vice President, Merchandise. Prior to joining Carson's, held senior merchandising positions at Kaufmann's, Meier & Frank, Gantos and Montgomery Ward.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice Chairman & President, Merchandising | Current |
| Carsons Incorporated | President | Former |
| Carson Pirie Scott & Co. | President | Former |
| Carsons Incorporated | Chief Merchandising Officer | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President | Current |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since April 3, 2006. Chief Financial Officer since May 2005 and Principal Accounting Officer since June 2003. Served as Senior Vice President, Finance from September 2001 to April 2006. Joined Bon-Ton as Divisional Vice President, Controller in 1997, and from May 1999 to September 2001, was Vice President, Controller.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Divisional Vice President, Controller | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Principal Accounting Officer | Former |
Executive Vice President, Sales Promotion and Marketing Executive Vice President, Sales Promotion and Marketing, effective April 6, 2009. Was EVP, Stores and Visual since February 2008. Was SVP, Merchandise Planning and Internet Marketing since August 2006 . Prior to joining The Bon-Ton in 2005 as Senior Vice President, Product Development and Private Brand, Ms. Schrantz held various merchandising posts of increasing responsibility at Proffitt's/McRae's, a division of Saks Incorporated. Prior to joining Proffitt's, Ms. Schrantz was with Herberger's.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales Promotion & Marketing | Current |
Executive Vice President, Human Resources Corporate Procurement & Operations and Information Services, effective February 3, 2008. Prior to this, Executive Vice President, Human Resources since April 3, 2006. Served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources from February 2005 to April 2006 and Vice President, Employment and Training from April 2004 to February 2005. For more than four years prior to that time, was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Elder-Beerman.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Procurement Operations & Information Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales Promo & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice President, Stores Employment & Training | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
Executive chairman of the board of directors since December 2003 and chairman of the board of directors since August 1995. Was Chief Executive Office from 2000 to 2003 and from 1991 to 1995. Is third generation of the founding family, Grumbacher, who began Bon-Ton Stores in 1898.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | President | Former |
Ms. Baier is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Movie Gallery, Inc., a home entertainment specialty retailer that operates approximately 3,300 stores in the United States and Canada under the brands Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy. Prior to joining Movie Gallery, Inc. in July 2008, Ms. Baier served from 2006 as Chief Financial Officer of World Kitchen, LLC. From 2004 to 2005, Ms. Baier was President and Chief Operating Officer at Whitehall Jewelers, Inc., and from 2000 to 2004, she held senior management positions at Sears, Roebuck & Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marsha Everton LLC | President | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Pfaltzgraff Co. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Pfaltzgraff Co. | Vice President | Former |
| The Pfaltzgraff Co. | President | Former |
Mr. Gleim was Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Bon-Ton from December 1995 to February 2002. From 1991 to December 1995 he was Senior Executive Vice President of Bon-Ton, and from 1989 to 1991 he was Executive Vice President of Bon-Ton.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanta Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Birks & Mayors Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Bank of Canada | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | Former |
Vice Chairman, Stores, Distribution, Real Estate and Construction, effective February 3, 2008, Prior to this, Vice Chairman, Stores, Operations, Private Brand, Merchandise Planning and Allocation and Internet Merchandising since October 10, 2006. Was Executive Vice President, Carson's Stores effective April 3, 2006. Prior to that time, was Executive Vice President, Stores and Visual Merchandising of Carson's since August 2004. Held the post of Senior Vice President / Territory Director of Stores for Kohl's Department Stores between 2000 and August 2004.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Vice Chairman, Stores, Distribution, Real Estate & Construction | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Stores | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
Mr. McCarty was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources at Readers Digest effective March 1, 2008. From 2005 to February 2008, he served as Senior Vice President — Human Resources of Rite Aid Corporation. Prior to joining Rite Aid in 2005, Mr. McCarty was Senior Vice President — Human Resources of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. from 2000 to 2005.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Shoppers hold back; Aug. retail results down
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces August Sales
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Bon-Ton reports same-store sale decline
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Advanta laying off chief accounting officer Weinstock
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Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
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Bon-Ton Stores (BONT) Reports Large Q2 Loss; Revises FY Guidance
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
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