The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is a department store operators in the United States, offering an assortment of apparel and accessories for women, men and children. The Company�s merchandise offerings also include cosmetics, home furnishings and other goods. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 272 stores in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates and, in the Detroit, Michigan area, under the Parisian nameplate, encompassing a total of approximately 25 million square feet. Its brand assortment includes labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Born, Calvin Klein, Carters, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder, Fossil, Frye, Jessica Simpson, Jones New York, Kenneth Cole, Lancome, Lauren, Michael Kors, Nine West, Polo, Steve Madden and Vince Camuto.