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Article: Newest Goodwill store full of bargains?
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- New Haven Register
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- July 17, 2009
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By Pamela McLoughlin Register Staff
NEW HAVEN -- By 1 p.m. Thursday, some 500 customers had perused
the aisles of New Haven's newest retail store, scooping up Gucci
bags and clothes by Prada and Kenneth Cole, along with electric
knives, dressers, collectibles, jewelry and dishware.
Shoppers also enjoyed cheese, crackers, fresh fruit, coffee and
juice after checkout.
As upscale as the atmosphere and products were, this wasn't the
opening of a typical department store, but rather the opening of the
flagship Goodwill store of the region. Easter Seals Goodwill
Industries has 12 stores in the district that covers Milford to
Rhode Island and up to Hartford. The new store, at 472 Foxon Blvd., ...