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Kohl's Cuts Ribbon on Lenox Location

Store manager Christine Bujanow prepares the sales floor before Kohl's grand opening

 

LENOX, Mass. — Store employees cut the ribbon on the Berkshire's newest retail store on Friday.

Centrally located on Pittsfield Road, Kohl's hopes to meet the local demand for shopping options while providing personable customer service. The small format department store had a soft opening on Sunday before its official debut at the end of the week.

This is the first Kohl's to open in Berkshire County. The closest stores are in Springfield and in Colonie, N.Y.

Manager Christine Bujanow said the store was brought to the region to offer more diversity in products and give residents another place to shop.

"We hope for amazing success and people in the community that really love to shop here and just have a great time here, make it feel more like a family store rather than a corporation just because we are a smaller style," she said.

"To make sure that everyone is just treated with the utmost greatest customer service that we can provide and hospitality."

There are currently 50 associates on staff and with the holiday season approaching, the store is looking for seasonal employees.

Bujanow has been with the company for over a decade and has worked in five different stores.

The building is new construction next to Marshall's. Employees were able to come in at the end of September, taking about a month to prepare the sales floor for opening.

Kohl's carries a number of brands including Nike, Under Armor, Adidas, Champion, and in-store-exclusive brands such as Sonoma Goods for Life, LC by Lauren Conrad, and Simply Vera by Vera Wang.

Along with excited customers, company leadership came to the store to mark its opening day.

"I am absolutely thrilled that we're here in the Berkshires," Boston-Albany District Manager Sarena Bearce said.

"Our store is beautiful. we're very, very excited to be here and we cannot wait to be a bigger part of the community."

Cyclists Pedal Into Berkshire Bike Month

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:42AM / Saturday, May 04, 2024

Berkshire Bike Path Council President Marge Cohan addresses bikers at the event. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Clad in helmets and bright colors, more than 20 people gathered in Park Square to kick on Berkshire Bike Month on Wednesday.

The month of May will be stacked with bicycle-centered events throughout the county — beginning with an eight-mile loop from the city's center that ends at Hot Plate Brewing Co.

"We have we have a lot of things going on in Pittsfield for bicycles and for safety," Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales said.

"We're not anywhere near where we should be. We have a lot of work to do."

Bike month is meant to promote the safe use of streets for anyone and everyone no matter how they are traveling, he said The commissioner is especially excited about Bike to Work Day on May 17, as he can register to be recognized for his typical commute.

He presented a proclamation to President of the Berkshire Bike Path Council President Marge Cohan. It states that the city is committed to the health of its citizens and environment, safe cycling with road bike lanes and the extension of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, and that the Police Department encourages safe cycling by distributing lights and helmets and accompanies the city's Ride Your Bike to School event.

BBPC is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Cohan said the quarter century has been full of commitment to bike paths and bike safety throughout Berkshire County "on roads, on trails, on tracks, and on paths."

"In expanding our mission in this way we have been able to encompass all kinds of cycles and all kinds of riders," she said.

She noted that participants range from babies to 90-year-old people. Bike month includes events for all ages.