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• Caption only: 'Running of the Brides'

  - 2008-03-01

  Erin Robertson of Raleigh, N.C., celebrates Friday after selecting a wedding dress during a "Running of the Brides" at Filene's Basement in New York. The chain of department stores holds an annual bridal gown event when brides-to-be can save hundreds of dollars on designer wedding gowns.

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• ACTING, SCHMACTING

  - 2008-01-01

  Although I'm not Jewish, I have always loved Yiddish. Thanks to TV and film, we all use some of it - schmatta (meaning "rag," often used as a mildly derogatory term for a piece of clothing: "This schmatta? Please, I got it on sale at Filene's Basement!"). Adding the prefix...

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• Filene's Basement opens fourth local store at Snowden Square in

  - 2007-09-19

  Filene's Basement officially opens its fourth Central Maryland store Wednesday at the Snowden Square Shopping Center in Columbia. The 46,000-square-foot store is the third the Massachusetts discount retailer has opened in the area in the last three years. It opened stores at the Inner Harbor this year,...

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• Filene's Stars in Retail Ventures Results (Home Textiles Today)

  - 2007-06-18

  Columbus, Ohio -- Tri-platform off-price retailer Retail Ventures RVI reported a 4.5% rise in first quarter sales to $754.1 million, largely on store-count increase, while comp store sales fell 5.2% -- but one division posted positive comps: Filene's Basement. With 34 better off-price stores, Filene's...

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• Investor Alert for Shareholders of Retail Ventures Inc.

  - 2007-06-12

  M2 PRESSWIRE-12 June 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Investor Alert for Shareholders of Retail Ventures Inc.C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12062007 Retail Ventures knows the value of budget-conscious customers. The holding company operates three retail subsidiaries in about 35 states: Value City Department Stores with more...

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• Shop till you drop

  - 2007-05-06

  WITH almost two dollars to the pound shopping in Chicago is like being in the middle of the world's biggest sale, writes CAROLE MALONE. First stop was Bloomingdales. I went straight to customer services where they issue you with a card that gives you an immediate 11 per cent off...

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• Market Commentary on Retail Ventures Inc.

  - 2007-04-05

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Market Commentary on Retail Ventures IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05042007 Market Commentary on Retail Ventures Inc (NYSE:RVI) Retail Ventures, Inc. operates off-price department stores in the United States. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Value City...

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• Retail Ventures, Inc., Embraces Efficiencies of Electronic Invoicing, Joins the OB10 Global Network

  - 2007-03-26

  Company Operates DSW, Filene's Basement, Value City Department Stores SAN FRANCISCO -- Retail Ventures, Inc. (NYSE:RVI), the parent company of three popular value-oriented retail chains, is streamlining its accounts payable processes by moving to electronic invoicing, and has joined the OB10 global e-Invoicing network, OB10 announced today. Headquartered...

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• WORK TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FILENE'S BASEMENT FLAGSHIP.

  - 2007-03-26

  Byline: Katherine Bowers BOSTON - Filene's Basement may have to close its downtown flagship for a while, but it will be bigger and better than ever when it reopens. Last week, the company said that due to a major redevelopment...

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• Filene's Basement's "Running of the Brides" Sale Slated for This Friday

  - 2007-01-31

  The seventh annual "Running of the Brides" takes place at Filene's Basement (NYSE: RVI) in Columbus on Friday, February 2, 2007. Hundreds of brides-to-be and their helpers are expected to be at the store at 3704 W.Dublin-Granville Road when the doors open at 8:00am. The sale is...

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