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September 23, 2019

Peebles to reopen as Gordmans in 2020

By Mon Valley Independent

By Mary Pickels

Another store is planning to close in the Countryside Plaza in East Huntingdon.

Signs advertising “mega closing event” began appearing in the Peebles department store windows not long ago.

Unlike grocery store County Market, which closed in August, and Payless shoe store, which left the plaza two years ago, the Peebles’ closing will not leave behind another empty storefront.

“We are planning to convert a number of Peebles in western Pennsylvania to Gordmans stores in early 2020,” says Blakeley Graham, Stage Stores brand publicity manager.

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