Lombard, Ill. – August 29, 2013 – The Dump, America’s number-one furniture outlet, kicks off the Labor Day weekend with the official opening of its new location in Lombard, Ill. on Friday, August 30, 2013.  The festivities begin at 8:30 am with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and will be followed by musical acts including Jon Conover, Nicholas Barron, Pullman Drive and Wes Jon, as well as surprise guests.  Totaling a massive 134,000 square feet, The Dump is the largest high-end furniture outlet in the Chicago marketplace and will offer massive discounts on today’s hottest furnishings, mattresses and rugs.

WHEN:
Friday, August 30, 2013 beginning at 8:30am

WHERE:
2860 S. Highland Ave. (S. Highland Ave and Butterfield Road in the former Great Indoors space)

CONTACT:
Mark Pasetsky
Mark Allen & Co.
212.699.3756
mark@markallenco.com 

About The Dump
The Dump Furniture Store, a division of Virginia Beach-based Haynes Furniture, is one of the nation’s Top 50 Furniture Retailers with 11 locations across the country.  The Strelitz family has owned Haynes Furniture, Virginia’s largest furniture retailer, since 1930, and E.J. Strelitz, CEO of The Dump, is the third generation of family at the company. In addition to the retail store, the company is also opening a 215,000-square-foot warehouse in Addison, Ill.  In total, The Dump furniture outlet will employ 250 people. For more information, visit www.TheDump.com.