BLOOMINGDALE?S 59TH STREET, THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORE, NAMED ?MOST POPULAR?

NEW YORK, NY, MARCH 3, 2003? Bloomingdale?s flagship located at 59th & Lex was voted New York?s ?Most Popular? store in Zagat?s first NYC shopping survey. Over 7,100 local avid shoppers were asked to rate 2,200 stores for the guide, giving Bloomingdale?s top rating in the ?Most Popular? and ?Quintessential New York ? categories.

?All of us at Bloomingdale?s are thrilled that we have been recognized in the newest Zagat publication. We want 59th Street to be the ?neighborhood store? and hope that all of New York and everyone who visits the city will put Bloomingdale?s on their ?must shop? list,? said Michael Gould, Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale?s.

Built on a strong reputation for quality, creativity and fashion leadership, Bloomingdale?s 59th Street strives to offer all of its customers a unique shopping experience. From personal shopping, to four distinctly different restaurants, a special desk for international tourists and their very own subway stop at 59th & Lex, Bloomingdale?s is truly ?Like No Other Store in the World?!

Tim and Nina Zagat presented the ?Most Popular? award to Bloomingdale?s Chairman & CEO, Michael Gould, at a press conference in the Bloomingdale?s 59th Street store on Monday, March 3rd.


Bloomingdale's, a division of Federated Department Stores, was founded in 1872 and with the addition of Bloomingdale's Home + Furniture store in Chicago will operate 28 stores in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Florida, California and Nevada. For website access, log onto www.bloomingdales.com.

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