Gordmans, Inc., an Omaha-based apparel and home fashions retailer, will celebrate the grand opening weekend of its third Indiana store, in Fort Wayne on Friday, Oct. 3. The 50,000-square-foot store opens Thursday at 902 Thomas Rd. in the Orchard Springs shopping center.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on October 3. Participating in the ribbon cutting, along with company officials, will be representatives from the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce and the City of Fort Wayne.
“Our mission is to delight our guests with big savings, big selection and fun, friendly associates,” Jeff Gordman, president and CEO, said. “We’re looking forward to introducing Fort Wayne shoppers to our beautiful new store and to the latest name brand fashions, footwear, accessories, home decor and more.”
Like Gordmans’ other stores, the Fort Wayne store’s open and contemporary design is further enhanced by a children’s theater and sports-themed television viewing area.
Gordmans will present a $2,500 check to the Fort Wayne Community Schools on Friday, Oct. 3, to launch Partners in Education fundraising events in conjunction with the weekend’s grand opening festivities. Partners in Education is a community-school partnership program that provides a vehicle for businesses, government agencies, civic groups and faith organizations to make additional educational resources available to local public school systems. Gordmans customers at the new Fort Wayne store may participate in this event by purchasing “helping hands” for $1 each from Oct. 3 through Oct. 12. Every dollar raised will directly benefit Fort Wayne Community Schools. Since its involvement with Partners in Education, which began in 2000, Gordmans has contributed over $740,000 to this cause in 16 states throughout the country.
“Partners in Education gives Gordmans and our guests a means to make a difference in the lives of schoolchildren in the communities served by our stores,” Gordman said. “The collaboration also provides a great volunteer opportunity for our associates.”
The new Fort Wayne Gordmans store has selected Nebraska Elementary as its partner school.
With the opening of the Fort Wayne store and a store in Rapid City, S.D., also celebrating an October grand opening, Gordmans now operates 65 stores in 16 states.
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