LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 99 Cent Only Stores® will participate in
Heal the Bay's "A Day without a Bag" campaign to help promote the
use of reusable bags and environmental responsibility. The campaign
will take place on Thursday, December
15th, and this year 99 Cent
Only Stores' customers in Los
Angeles and San Diego
counties who make a minimum purchase of $29.99 will receive a free large reusable
shopping bag.
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"This is the fourth consecutive year that we proudly participate
in this campaign. We are proud to be part of an activity that
encourages shoppers to adopt reusable bags as part of their
everyday habits", says Eric
Schiffer, CEO.
In addition to the bags that 99
Cent Only Stores will be giving its customers, the
Commerce, California based retail
company has also made a donation of 1,000 reusable bags to 'Heal
the Bay' for their volunteers to distribute at various public sites
throughout L.A. County.
99 Cent Only Stores will partner
with Heal the Bay in Los Angeles
and the San Diego Environmental Commission by giving over 9,999
reusable bags in both counties.
More in Santa Monica
99 Cent Only Stores will contribute to the 'Share a Bag' program
arranged by the City of Santa
Monica donating 1,000 reusable bags. The initiative seeks to
eliminate the use of single plastic bags by encouraging Santa
Monicans to bring their excess reusable bags and depositing them in
designated bins so others can use them. The bags donated by
99 Cent Only Stores will be available
at select Santa Monica locations
for free.
About 99 Cent Only
Stores
Founded in 1982, 99 Cent Only Stores® currently operates in 291
extreme value retail stores consisting of 214 stores in
California, 36 in Texas, 28 in Arizona, and 13 in Nevada. 99 Cent
Only Stores® emphasized quality name-brand consumables, prices at
an excellent value, in convenient, attractively merchandised
stores. Mora than half of the Company's sales come from food and
beverages; including fruits and vegetables, dairy, deli and frozen
foods, along with organic and gourmet foods.
Note to Editors: 99 Cent Only
Stores news releases and information are available on the Company's
website at www.99only.com For further information, including
participating stores, media interviews, press photos and the like,
contact Ana Gamez (323) 881-1247 or
anag@99only.com.
SOURCE 99-Cent Only Stores