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Article: Bi-Mart's expansion to east starts in Montana.(Business)(The retailer says a store in Havre will be the first of about eight in that state)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2003
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Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard
Jumping out of its traditional two-state territory for the first time, Eugene's Bi-Mart Corp. is expanding into the wide open plains of Montana.
The discount retailer plans to open a store next week in the north-central Montana town of Havre, an agricultural community near the U.S.-Canada border.
Havre is the first of about eight outlets that Bi-Mart wants to open in Montana in the next two years, Chief Executive Marty Smith said. Company executives also are looking at Idaho communities for possible store locations.
Bi-Mart operates small versions of big-box discount stores, filled with ...