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Sunday, February 19, 2006

The World Turns Upside Down - Boscov's Moves Into Lehigh Valley Mall

-The Morning Call

Ken Lakin is beaming as he stands outside the main entrance to the Lehigh Valley Mall, and it's not because of the balmy, springlike weather.

''We've been trying to get in here for 30 years,'' the chief executive officer of Boscov's Department Stores said. ''It's really a thrill to be here.''

Boscov's, the Reading area chain, said this month it would buy the Strawbridge's store at the Whitehall Township mall. Bos-

Boscov's will buy 10 mid-Atlantic stores from Federated Department Stores — the largest single growth burst in Boscov's 85-year history.

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