Solomon Boscov
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Gosffo
N 40° 21.381 W 075° 55.160
18T E 421934 N 4467715
Did you Boscov today????
Waymark Code: WM193E
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2007
Views: 48
Marker Text:
Founder of the family-owned department store chain. An immigrant from Russia, 1911, he came to Reading as a peddler. His first store began here after WWI and gradually expanded. New stores opened starting in 1962. In 1969 he died; thirty years later, Boscov's had 34 stores in five states.
Boscov's is currently the largest family owned department store in the United States. According to the article I just read there are now 50 stores. The "Did you Boscov today" is a slogan they use every April as a sales promotion!
Marker Name: Solomon Boscov
County: Berks
Date Dedicated: 08/03/1999
Marker Type: City
Location: 1400 Block N. 9th St., Reading
Category: Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration
Website: [Web Link]
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