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Burlington Coat Factory
Warehouse Corporation
| The roots of Burlington Coat
Factory Warehouse Corporation (the "Company") go back to 1924
with wholesale sales of ladies coats and junior suits. In 1972,
the Company opened its first outlet store in Burlington, New
Jersey. Coats were the primary offering at the original
Burlington Coat Factory, but over time the concept evolved into
a one-stop shopping experience. Extensive selections of men's
and women's suits, sportswear, shoes, and accessories developed.
Highly successful baby and youth departments were created. A
linens department was added in 1987. |
| Burlington Coat Factory has
remained successful by making value a priority. The Company,
through strategic purchasing, has always been able to offer the
latest in designer clothing, shoes, accessories, baby products,
and home furnishings at great savings. Burlington Coat Factory
maintains a minimalist approach to merchandising, keeping stores
modern and attractive, without passing on the high cost of
fixtures and decor to its customers. |
| Today, the Company is a national
department store retail chain which offers current, high
quality, designer merchandise at prices up to 60% below those at
other department stores. Burlington Coat Factory stores feature
coats, apparel, shoes, accessories for the entire family, baby
clothes, furniture, toys, home decor items, and gifts. Over 350
stores can be found in 42 states nationwide. The Company also
owns and operates the following
divisions. |
Facts:
- The company is privately held by Bain Capital Partners,
LLC.
- Burlington Coat Factory currently employs approximately
28,000 people, both full and part-time, across the country.
- Computerworld Magazine has named Burlington Coat Factory
one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for in IT in
1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005.
- The Wharton Small Business Development Center and the
Wharton Family-Controlled Corporation Program named
Burlington Coat Factory as a finalist for Family Business
of the Year in 2000.
- RIS News Magazine named Burlington Coat Factory one of
the Top 50 retailers best at fusing technology solutions
with the corporate vision in 2001.
- In October 2001, Burlington Coat Factory was named
"Company of Compassion" by the Mercer County HIV
Consortium for its local and national charitable work.
- In 2001, Burlington Coat Factory became the first paper
balloon retail partner for the Light The Night Walk, a
national fundraising program conducted by the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society.
- In March 2002, Computerworld Magazine named Burlington
Coat Factory one of their Top 10 "Best in Class" for
engaging in one of the most innovative IT projects in
business.
- In October 2002, Mike Prince, Chief Information Officer
of Burlington Coat Factory, was named one of the "20 Who
Made it Happen" by CI Magazine, based on his successful
adoption of "unconventional technologies" for the Company.
- In December 2002, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
presented the President, Chairman, and Chief Executive
Officer of Burlington Coat Factory with its National Walk
Award in recognition of the Company's charitable
contributions to the Society. During that year, the
Company's paper balloon sales raised more than $175,000 for
the Society and walking teams from the Company raised an
additional $40,000.
- In August 2003, CIO Magazine named Burlington Coat
Factory one of the Top 100 Most Resourceful Companies,
based on its pursuit of emerging technologies to reduce
costs.
- In 2005 the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association (NJRMA)
named Burlington Coat Factory Retailer of the Year.
- 2006 marks the third year that Burlington Coat Factory
has been the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's #1 National
Partner with the Light the Night Campaign. Burlington Coat
Factory's Light the Night Campaign raised $774,000 for a
combined total since 2001 of over $2.3 Million dollars.
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