The Pittsburgh Press from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Page 75

The Pittsburgh Puts, Tuesday, July 27, 1965 75 I Chain Adds 10th Unit Standard Opens In South Hills i i a lit i An ultramodern store South Hills Village. 10th mil J' the Pittsburgh district, is evi-' dence of a continuing expansion program for Standard Sportswear, the district larg est group of men's and young men's sportswear and fur-! nishings retailers. 1 AH merchandise is openly displayed for leisurely browsing through a large selertion of the season's lis 1 h' M-xA A' FOR A NEW EXPERIENCE IN DINING STOUFFER'S SOUTH HILLS OPENS TUESDAY, AUGUST P.M. Stresses Service Family Firm Proud Of Name As Pace Setter Yes, Virginia Manor. There I a Peck Peck.

The famous Fifth Avenue women's sportswear firm is opening its 65th branch tomorrow in South Hills Village. Wallace Peck, president of the company, who will officiate personally, says the new store is an expression of company policy which calls for bringing its shops into areas where its customers reside. "From our long experience with stores located in shopping centers, we realize the importance of this type of retailing," Mr. Peck declared. We feel that South Hills Village Is one of the finest of its kind in the country." Also here for opening day will be A.

Wells Peck, chairman of the board; Wallace Peck vice president and general merchandise manager, and Wilbur F. Burt executive vice president and sales manager. Founded In 1887 Family owned and operated, Peck Peck was founded in 1SS7 as a hosiery shop, thus becoming the first hosiery specialty store in the country. A short time later, fine sweaters and knitted sportswear were added, and after this came dresses, coats, suits and accessories, all with that air of casual sophistication for newest fashions. The fixtures and decor lias len designed to make shopping pleasurable and easy.

With the trend to suburban living, and more leisure time, Standard Sportswear fills the need for distinctive casual-wear, at 1 a prices. America's most famous nationally advertised brands are featured. An outstanding feature In this new store is the "Teen Shop," a separate department featuring apparel for the younger fellow. Mel Sottalano, store manager, is assisted bv Anthony Cicsielski. The staff has had long experience in the men's and young men's field; their knowledge of the current fashions will assure their customers of being properly fTJ III Step into an atmosphere as colorful and intriguing as a trip to the Orient! Enjoy cocktails and dinner in a Japanese garden or Pagoda surrounded by Oriental ferns, bamboo and soft pines.

Be fascinated with authentic art objects specially selected and brought back from the Far East. South Hills, Stouffer's sixth restaurant In the Pittsburgh area, will be open from 11 A.M. daily except Sunday. Ample free parking. PREVIEW TOUR of South Hills Village attracted several thousand district residents to the giant shopping mall last night, most of whom came away with "village feet," a purely temporary ailment akin to that which affects visitors to the New York World's Fair.

Traffic was backed up on Route 19 South as far as Connor Road, about one-half mile. F. W. Woohvorth Co. World's Largest Variety Chain The F.

W. Woohvorth With only $410 worth of abandoned and today Wool- wrers SOUTH HILLS 39S South Hills Village The Press Advertising worth's prices range from pennies to $100. Since the abandonment of price ceilings the company has continually expanded its merchandise until now worms largest variety items, none priced above a store chain. It extends over nickel, a store measuring three continents and into only 14 feet by 35 feet and eight countries. seven clerks, he opened his The acceptance by people doors for business and they of Woohvorth stores and mer-1 have not closed since.

The in: JJJ-3Z77 (Pgh) 531 nnn which the company has be- come famous. i rag chandise in the last 86 years popularity of his store then nearly 40 000 different Items can be seen in its continued is evidenced bv the fact that are available in its stores. Wearing Apparel growth. It now operates 365" on the first day alone he stores in 50 states, Canada, sold more than 30 per cent Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ger of his stock. Ub tl I 15 HU ws Besides a wide array of the traditional lines you expect to see in Woolworth's many divisions such as home furnishings, novelties, pictures, picture frames, and toys have been upgraded through the years, and this is particularly evident in wearing apparel for all members of the family.

To accommodate the hungry shopper approximately 1800 of the Woolworth stores now have luncheonettes or cafeterias. The popularity of these is shown by the more than 750,000 who eat in them daily. The company's continued growth has added new jobs and new money to the economy. The original store began with only seven clerks. Now the company employs Frank Woolworth not only saw a need for such a store, but established other precedents in retailing that continue today.

He put his goods out on counters where people could see and touch them. He established fixed prices when bargaining was the common practice, and he insisted on quality merchandise. Mr. Woolworth once said "we cannot sell cheap goods," and the company's reputation for good merchandise at low prices is still one of its greatest assets. The original store featured such items as fire shovels, candlesticks, baseballs and turkey red napkins for only From lovely cashmeres to understated classic dresses, the "look" epitomizes the fashion dictum that good taste in clothes remains unchanged through the years.

Peck Peck can claim many fashion "firsts," among them the Introduction of the trench coat and the now-famous wardrobe staple ber-muda shorts. Vacation Shops Always in the vanguard of now trends, Peck Peck initiated the first resort branches in 1916, opening both a Palm Beach, shop for the South bound vacationer, and one in Newport, R. for the summer resort er. Further firsts were achieved when the policy of college shops was inaugurated in 1929 with a branch in Wellesley, followed soon by Poughkeepsie, serving Vas-sar College, and Northampton serving Smith College. The growing trend to fine suburban shops came with the opening of a Peck Peck branch in White Plains, N.

in 1931. many, the United Kingdom, Eire, Southern Rhodesia and the West Indies. At the present time it is opening a new store every other working day. Stresses Service Despite this tremendous growth, Woolworth still regards good customer service as one of Its important assets. It stresses that each store, no matter where it is located, has a responsibility to its customers and community to offer the best service possible.

As one company official pointed out "that's the way Woolworth's started and that's the way it's going to rontinue." This all had its beginning on June 21. 1879 when Frank Winfield Woolworth, after serving his apprenticeship as a clerk in Watertown, N. Y. stores, opened the "Great 5c Store" in Lancaster, Pa. a nickel.

A short time later, i ii a ten cent line was added. approximately men This "five and ten" mcrchan- and women. Its initial stock dise remained the full stock amounted to $410. In 1965 it in trade until 1932 when the purchased more than 500 mil-ceiling went to 20 cents. In lion dollars worth of mer-1935 all prices ceilings were I chandise and food in the U.S.

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