Burlington , formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory , is an American national off-price department store retailer, and a division of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation with more than 1,000 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico , with its corporate headquarters located in Burlington Township, New Jersey . In 2007, it was acquired by Bain Capital in a transaction and in 2008, Tom Kingsbury became president and CEO. The company went public again in 2013. Burlington is the third largest off-price retailer after TJX Companies and Ross Stores .
42-687: Harundale Mall , in Glen Burnie , Anne Arundel County, Maryland , United States at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Aquahart Road, was the first enclosed, air-conditioned mall built east of the Mississippi River . Originally built in 1958, the mall closed in 1997 and was demolished and redeveloped into Harundale Plaza , a shopping center anchored by Lidl and Urban Air. The mall opened on October 1, 1958. Developed by Community Research & Development Inc, headed by James W. Rouse and designed by architectural firm Rogers, Taliaferro, & Lamb,
84-968: A Superfresh Supermarket and an expanded Value City, with both bank tenants at the former mall, First Union and Crestar , negotiating leases for new locations. Demolition began in March 1998, and was finished the next year. The final major store, AJWright , was announced in November 1999. Value City closed its doors in order to be converted to Burlington Coat Factory , as part of a deal reached by owner Retail Ventures Inc to sell leases of up to 24 stores, in 2008. AJWright would be converted to HomeGoods in February 2011, and later that year, Superfresh would close its doors. Regency Furniture would later open in that space. 39°9′5.56″N 76°36′56.02″W / 39.1515444°N 76.6155611°W / 39.1515444; -76.6155611 Glen Burnie, Maryland Glen Burnie
126-638: A humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 38,922 people, 15,210 households, and 9,977 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,182.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,228.6/km ). There were 15,902 housing units at an average density of 1,300.1 per square mile (502.0/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.11% White , 13.52% Black, 0.35% Native American , 2.40% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.78% from other races , and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of
168-567: A staircase leading to a balcony restaurant over top a fountain. Major retailers included department stores Hochschild, Kohn, & Co and Brager's, a large Oppenheim Collins branch, both S.S. Kresge and G. C. Murphy variety stores, and Food Fair . Grand opening ceremonies, beginning at 9 AM, featured Governor Theodore McKeldin , James W, Rouse, president of Hochschild, Kohn, & Co Martin Kohn, and various other politicians, including then senator John F. Kennedy . In 1959, Brager's would convert to
210-635: A trestle crossing the Severn River in Annapolis that the trestle was condemned for use by trains by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s. (The trestle remained as a haven for fishermen and crabbers until it was dismantled.) North Glen Burnie is now served by the Baltimore Light Rail system's Cromwell/Glen Burnie station . Schools and churches were built in the ensuing decades, and construction
252-489: Is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland , United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore . The population was 72,891 at the 2020 census. In 1812, Elias Glenn , a district attorney, established a county seat near what is currently known as Brooklyn Park . He named his property "Glennsburne". The name was changed to "Glennsbourne Farm", and eventually "Glenburnie", as
294-533: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge until an alternate bypass road, Interstate 97 , opened in the 1980s. Until 1950 the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad provided passenger and freight service through Glen Burnie from Annapolis to Baltimore; passenger service ended in February 1950 due to increased competition from buses and private automobiles, but freight service continued until Hurricane Agnes did so much damage to
336-516: The $ 250,000 renovation consisted of a total repaint and re-tiling of the mall, in addition to a new "picnic area" in the south court, redesigned kiosks, and expanded planters and seating areas. The mall's Pantry Pride location was sold at auction in 1981 to E-Zee Markets, who went on to close the store in 1983. Hutzler's would acquire the Harundale Mall location of Hochschild, Kohn, & Co in 1984, with that location replacing their existing store at
378-506: The $ 75,000 down payment. Initially, the Milsteins sold coats and jackets in wholesale, but in order to become less dependent on the seasonal coat business, they gradually began adding clothing items and accessories, eventually expanding into linens, gift items, a baby department and shoes. A second location was opened in 1975 in Copiague on Long Island , and Milstein asked his son Lazer, who
420-524: The 12-month period ending August 3, 2013. As of October 2013, the company operated 503 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico under the names Burlington Coat Factory, Cohoes Fashions, Baby Depot, and MJM Designer Shoes. In 2016, Burlington Stores joined the Fortune 500 for the first time. Tom Kingsbury served as the CEO from 2008 to 2018. Following the bankruptcy and closure of all Bed Bath & Beyond stores in
462-514: The 1970s, developers tried to make Glen Burnie more urban by building and funding new projects, projects like Empire Towers in 1974, or Crain Towers in 1990, then with the addition of an Anne Arundel Community College branch in the town center. In 1965, North Arundel Hospital opened as a community hospital, but as it was constantly overflowed with patients, the University of Maryland Medical System bought
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#1733085347221504-486: The 19th century, and with it came several thousand acres of land in northern Anne Arundel County. Upon the death of William Wilkins Glenn, his son, brother and nephew began to manage the family's business affairs, and Glenburnie became an official state subdivision in 1888. The Glenn family contracted George T. Melvin and Henry S. Mancha to lay out and promote the town. It would not be until 1930 that postmaster Louis J. DeAlba decided two words were better than one, and gave
546-463: The Brager-Gutman's name, with the two store's merger that year. A single screen theater, operated by General Cinemas , opened across from the mall in 1964. By 1971 the mall's Food Fair had also been converted to the new Pantry Pride name. The mall was connected to two missing persons cases, in 1969 and 1970. Twenty-year-old Joyce Malecki was last seen at the Harundale Mall on November 11, 1969; she
588-518: The Night campaign, collecting donations at the store checkout. With an annual fundraiser that runs from July through October, the company raised more than $ 3 million in 2013, bringing the total raised by the company to date to more than $ 19 million. In 2006, Burlington launched the Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive to collect coat donations for those in need. Partnering with ABC's Good Morning America and
630-613: The South Tower of The World Trade Center, part of the plane's landing gear and fuselage came out the north side of the tower and crashed through the roof and two of the floors of the Burlington Coat Factory at 45–47 Park Place, between West Broadway and Church Street , (600 feet [180 meters]) north of the former World Trade Center. The store had been the company's first location in Manhattan, opened in 1991. Three floor beams of
672-523: The Southdale Shopping Center. This location would become one of several announced to become "Hutzler's Value Way" in September 1988, before closing later that year. Value City took over the former Hutzler's space in 1989. The mall, then at 80% occupancy, was put up for sale by owner The Rouse Company in 1995. The next year, McCrory announced it would close its Harundale store once it reached
714-542: The United States , Burlington Coat Factory has been accused of labeling real fur products as "faux fur". The company agreed to pull the false advertisements after an undercover investigation revealed "faux fur" as actually made from the pelts of animals killed in China. Coats sold by stores such as Burlington Coat Factory have also been found to contain hair of raccoon dog . From 1981 until 2009, Burlington Coat Factory's logo
756-567: The United States, Burlington purchased the leases for more than 40 closed locations in June 2023. The following year, Burlington acquired the leases of 15 locations of the Texas-based retailer Conn's after their bankruptcy and store closings. Burlington has partnered with charitable organizations for several years. Since 2002, they have partnered with the joining the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light
798-401: The average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP
840-562: The community's center. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.7 km ), of which 17.3 square miles (44.9 km ) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km ), or 3.95%, is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glen Burnie has
882-495: The community. Glen Burnie is also home to a campus of Anne Arundel Community College . Baltimore/Washington International Airport is directly adjacent to the west of Glen Burnie, providing the city access to domestic and international flights. As the southern terminus of the Cromwell Branch of the Baltimore Light Rail , Glen Burnie is home to two light rail stops, Ferndale and Glen Burnie . Glen Burnie station, located at
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#1733085347221924-486: The company holds a yearly Red Dress Event, where red dresses are sold in stores, with $ 1 from every sale donated to WomenHeart. In 2014, as part of the partnership they launched the “Heart of Style Tour”. For the tour, a bus traveled to various store locations, with heart health professionals on board providing blood pressure tests and Body Mass Index (BMI) tests and education about women's heart disease. Under investigation from animal welfare organization Humane Society of
966-516: The end of its lease in October, as part of wider store closures as a result of their 1992 bankruptcy. The mall quietly closed in 1997, with only two exterior tenants including Value City staying open. This was followed by the sale of the property to Manekin Corp, who announced plans to demolish the mall and redevelop the property into a strip mall. By 1998 anchors for the strip mall had been announced, to include
1008-453: The following major roadways: Burlington (department store) Monroe Milstein and his father, Abe, had been running a successful wholesale and retail outerwear business together since 1946. In 1972, Henrietta Milstein convinced her husband Monroe to purchase a former factory outlet in Burlington, New Jersey , for $ 675,050, using money she had saved from her job as a librarian for most of
1050-510: The former executive vice president and chief operating officer, was named to serve as the acting CEO. A holding company called Burlington Coat Factory Holdings Inc., was formed to be the ultimate parent of the chain. Monroe Milstein was the first cousin of Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein . In July 2012, the company received a $ 40 million incentive from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as part of
1092-409: The fully enclosed and air-conditioned center, which was constructed at a cost of $ 10 million, was described as the first one of its kind on the east coast. Built around an existing group of six stores on the property, the mall consisted of a total of 350,000 square feet, and featured fountains and plants throughout the mall. The primary "Garden Court" featured a 35-foot cage of "Mynah birds" , along with
1134-504: The hospital in 2000 and renovated it to accommodate more patients and equipment. Glen Burnie is a suburb of Baltimore . It is located at 39°9′36″N 76°36′38″W / 39.16000°N 76.61056°W / 39.16000; -76.61056 (39.159982, −76.610588). The intersection of Central Avenue and Crain Highway forms the boundaries of the NW, SW, NE & SE postal quadrants in
1176-455: The intersection of Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard and Dorsey Road, is equipped with a free park-and-ride for commuters, as well as a bus connection to MTA Route 14 and bike connection to the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail . BWI Rail Station located in nearby Linthicum provides regional rail service to Glen Burnie via the MARC Penn Line and Amtrak . The Glen Burnie area is served by
1218-475: The national nonprofit Fashion Delivers, Burlington stores served as drop off spots for the donations, which were then distributed within the area by local charities. Since the program's inception, over 1.2 million coats have been collected and distributed. In 2012, the company first partnered with WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease to promote women's heart health education during National Heart Health Month As part of this partnership,
1260-437: The point of cars being up to their doors in the river that ensued. The "city fathers" decided that the advantage of having the "mall" there was overshadowed by the cost of fixing the storm water situation and declined. As a result, Glen Burnie Mall followed in 1962. Marley Station , another large shopping center, opened in February 1987. The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office building employs many people in town. In
1302-407: The population. There were 15,210 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and
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1344-480: The property was passed through Glenn's descendants. Records also show the name as "Tracey's Station" and "Myrtle", after local postmaster Samuel Sewell Tracey and one of Tracey's boarders, before the final decision was made. In 1854, William Wilkins Glenn , Elias Glenn's grandson, incorporated the Curtis Creek Mining, Furnace and Manufacturing Company into his family's property. The business flourished during
1386-533: The state's GrowNJ program in order to build a new headquarters in Florence , adjacent to its existing headquarters, keeping the company from moving its headquarters outside the state. On June 27, 2013, Burlington filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering. In October 2013, the company's stock rose more than 40% on its first day of trading. The company reported $ 4.35 billion in sales for
1428-517: The text was retired from all logos used by the company. An urban legend concerning snakes hiding in coats being sold at Burlington became widely circulated in the early 1990s. A representative from the company assured customers that since distribution centers and stores were maintained at 68 °F, a snake would not be able to survive retail conditions. In the September 11, 2001, attacks , after hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 penetrated through
1470-603: The town a final name change to the current Glen Burnie. Among the earliest Glen Burnie schools was First Avenue Elementary , built in 1899. The oldest area church is St. Alban's Episcopal, which was built in 1904, with many of its bricks dating back to Marley Chapel, an early Maryland parish from the 1730s. Crain Highway, one of Glen Burnie's main thoroughfares (named after Robert Crain ), opened in 1927 and Ritchie Highway ( Maryland Route 2 , named for ex-Governor Albert C. Ritchie ) followed in 1939. Ritchie Highway carried nearly all Baltimore -area traffic headed for Annapolis and
1512-593: Was $ 45,281, and the median income for a family was $ 51,845. Males had a median income of $ 35,957 versus $ 27,078 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 20,170. About 5.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. The following public schools are in Glen Burnie or serve students who reside in Glen Burnie: The private Monsignor Slade Catholic School operates in
1554-570: Was bought by the family in 1972, went public. In 2006, the company was purchased by Bain Capital Partners for $ 2.06 billion. The Milstein family held almost 30 million shares of the Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, making approximately $ 1.3 billion, and Monroe Milstein was unassociated with the business following the sale, although two of his sons, Stephen and Andrew, stayed on briefly. Mark Nesci,
1596-471: Was completed on Harundale Mall , the first enclosed shopping center east of the Mississippi River , in 1958. It was one of the first shopping centers to be called a "mall" and was developed by James W. Rouse of the Rouse Company (which also developed nearby Columbia, Maryland ). The mall was developed in a joint effort with a local real estate developer, Charles Steffey. The originally planned location
1638-554: Was found dead two days later at a shooting range in Fort Meade, Maryland . The next year, 16-year-old Pamela Conyers was last known as having driven to the Harundale Mall on October 16, before her body was found four days later in a wooded area, near what is now the Waterford Road/ Maryland Route 648 overpass along Maryland Route 100 . The mall's first renovation began on July 14, 1980. Done by Leblang & Associates,
1680-552: Was living in Israel at the time, to return home and act as the store's legal owner for the new location. Lazer agreed, on the condition that the store be closed Saturdays in observance of the Sabbath . At the time, businesses faced legal action for being open on Sunday, with an exception made for religions observing a different Sabbath. In 1983, with 31 locations, the company, whose name was Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation since it
1722-431: Was not on Ritchie Highway but on Crain Highway (the main arterial for Glen Burnie). Charlie Steffey and Jim Rouse negotiated unsuccessfully with the "city fathers" of Glen Burnie, offering to regenerate the (then failing) center of town with their revolutionary concept. The "sticking point" was that the intersection of Crain Highway and Quarterfield Road (the proposed location) habitually flooded in even nominal rainstorms, to
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1764-487: Was supplemented with the tag "Not Affiliated with Burlington Industries ." When Burlington Coat Factory settled a trademark dispute with fabric maker Burlington Industries in 1981, Burlington Coat Factory agreed to say in advertising that the two companies were not affiliated. Even though Burlington Industries ceased operations in 2004 following a buyout of its remaining operations, the "not affiliated" disclaimer remained on advertising logo and company media until 2009, when
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