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SBJ Staff Report

April 30, 2013 - Citi Trends, Inc.(Nasdaq:CTRN) today announced details for the release of its results for the first quarter ending May 4, 2013.

Citi Trends plans to release its earnings for the first quarter before the market opens on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Citi Trends will host a conference call on the same day at 9 a.m. ET. The number to call for the live interactive teleconference is (212) 231-2921. A replay of the
conference call will be available until May 29, 2013, by dialing (402) 977-9140 and entering the passcode, 21645978.

The live broadcast of Citi Trends' quarterly conference call will be available online at the Company's website, www.cititrends.com, as well as http://ir.cititrends.com/events.cfm, on May 22, 2013, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and will
be available until May 29, 2013.

During the conference call, the Company may discuss and answer questions concerning business, financial developments and trends after quarter-end. The Company's responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.

NEWS - Retail & Shopping Centers

NEWS - Retail & Shopping Centers

Local 1-800-FLOWERS franchise opens in time for Mother’s Day

April 15, 2013 – Just in time for Mother’s Day, 1-800-Flowers|John Wolf will open its doors for the first time as a co-branded floral shop at its grand opening today.

The Savannah floral franchise will kick off its events at 11 a.m. with the ribbon cutting ceremony by the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce followed by a week of events including Spring and Mother’s Day themed promotions, refreshments and giveaways. Customers who stop by to order early for Mother’s Day will receive free local delivery on their orders.

A staple in the community, the floral shop has been serving Savannah as John Wolf Florist for more than 115 years. Now as the co-branded 1-800-Flowers|John Wolf floral shop owner, Janice Karrh is delighted to continue the traditions of the family owned business in collaboration with 1-800-Flowers to provide the community with flowers and gifts for all occasions.

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Uncle Madios and Jet's Pizza open along Abercorn

May 10, 2013 – Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint this week announces the grand opening ofits  newest restaurant at Abercorn and Mall in Savannah on Saturday, May 11. From 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Uncle Maddio’s will celebrate by giving away free 9” three-topping pizzas to all guests. There will be something fun for everyone, with live music, face painting and local magician, Magic Mark.

Coined the “Chipotle of pizza,” Uncle Maddio’s launched the build-your-own pizza market four years ago with the opening of its first restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. It is now the fastest growing new pizza franchise and will have 20 locations open throughout the Southeast this summer.

Uncle Maddio’s answers the call for more choices and better food with an innovative menu that gives customers more than 3 million pizza combinations. Their menu contains three types of crusts (white, wheat, and gluten-free), six sauces, seven cheeses (including Daiya vegan cheese), and 47 different fresh toppings, including locally-sourced, freshly delivered vegetables, hormone-free chicken, organic greens, and handmade meatballs and sausages. In addition to pizza, they serve hot, toasted paninis and made-to-order salads.

The new Uncle Maddio’s is located at 7805 Abercorn St. at Abercorn and Mall. It will join neighbors Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ross Dress for Less, h.h. gregg, and Cost Plus World Market. The restaurant opening will provide new jobs for the area, as well as new and exciting dining, catering, and after-hours event options for locals and businesses. For more grand opening information and to grab a free 9” pizza coupon, visit the Uncle Maddio’s Abercorn and Mall Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UncleMaddiosAbercornAndMall.

“We’re proud to be serving the Savannah community – our first Georgia location outside of the greater Atlanta area,” said Uncle Maddio’s founder and chief pizza maker Matt Andrew. “Locals will now have a new choice for dining -- gourmet-style pizza with fresh ingredients in just six minutes. By the time you pay and get your drink, your pizza is on its way to your table!”

There are currently 125 more Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint restaurants in development throughout the Southeast.

Next Saturday, May 18, to celebrate its grand opening, Jet’s Pizza will give away free slices of its signature deep dish square pizza (one per person)  from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the new store located at 7929 Abercorn St., near White Bluff Road in the Oglethorpe Plaza. (Offer valid at this location only).

The first 50 customers will also receive a free and fashionable Jet’s Pizza t-shirt.

“We invite everyone to stop in for a free slice on May 18,” said Mark Wallace, who co-owns the store with his wife Adrienne. “We’re confident that once you try Jet’s Pizza, you’ll be back for more.”

Since its founding in 1978, Jet’s Pizza, a Michigan-based chain, has grown to more than 300 stores in 16 states, including 11 other locations in Georgia, all in Metro Atlanta.

Phone 912-961-5387 for delivery or pick up at the new Savannah store. Order online at JetsPizza.com

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April 9, 2013 – Tanger Outlets, Hilton Head is the best place to indulge your sense of style and fashion taste this spring.  To bring even more fashionable taste to our customers, Tanger Outlets is partnering with celebrity chef Robert Irvine to celebrate gourmet food trucks across the Lowcountry as part of Tanger Outlet’s Taste and Style Event!Tanger Outlets, Hilton Head will hold a special event featuring The Food Network’s Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine. Tanger Outlet shoppers will enjoy his live cooking demonstration and then have a chance to meet Robert, get his autograph and maybe even win a dinner for two at Robert Irvine’s nosh. At Tanger Outlets, Hilton Head Taste and Style Event, you can enjoy great style, good taste and great deals.

Tanger Outlets, Hilton Head is bringing the food truck craze to customers as trucks from across the Lowcountry display their own take on the mobile gourmet scene currently being promoted on Food Network, TLC and the Cooking Channel. The events will feature live music, entertainment and other exciting activities, including food tasting, contests and product demonstrations.

Events will take place at the Tanger 2 Center Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Tanger 2 Outlet Center Hilton Head, 1414 Fording Island Road, Bluffton SC. 

To celebrate the Taste and Style Eventthe center will host a weekend of spectacular culinary activities.  Special events and entertainment will include:

Saturday Only
· Live cooking demo with Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, 12 noon
· Live music featuring Earl Williams Band
· Fashion show and silent auction featuring aprons designed by students from the SCAD School of Fashion. Proceeds to benefit School of Fashion Scholarship.

Sunday Only
• Cooking with Kids" and Interactive Demo Presented by Food Network Star Season 7 Finalist Chef Orchid Paulmeier, 1 p.m.
• "Get Your Fashion On" Style Event Sponsored by the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament
• Kids Activities Including Cupcake and Chef Hat Decorating

All Weekend
• TangerClub VIP Tasting Lounge with signed Robert Irvine Aprons while supplies last
• Product and cooking demonstrations featuring Harry & David, Kitchen Collection and Le Creuset
• Gourmet food trucks onsite including Crave CupCake Boutique, 2 Fat 2 Fly, Roadside Seafood and the mobile version of Pawley's Front Porch previously featured on The Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

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April 8, 2013 – Parker’s, a nationally-recognized convenience store leader, officially broke ground earlier today on its latest state-of-the-art store in Bloomingdale, Ga., in response to customer demand.

The Bloomingdale store, located at U.S. Hwy. 80 and Zeigler Road, will offer discounted gasoline as well as nearly 4,000 square feet of retail space. The company’s 31^st location is expected to open to the public in June of 2013.

“We’re delighted to open a new location in Bloomingdale, where we received a number of requests from customers who live in west Chatham County,” said Greg Parker, president and CEO of The Parker Companies. “Parker’s is the Low Price Leader. We hope our latest store will exceed customers’ expectations, delivering competitively priced gas, the products customers want most and our signature attention to detail.”

The Bloomingale store will offer signature Parker’s items like a gourmet coffee bar, fountain drinks with Chewy Ice, fresh-brewed iced tea, snacks and all the quality products Parker’s carries. The location also features innovative LIFT Retail Marketing Technology, which ensures quality customer service.

Parker’s will also offer its 1-Cent Wednesday ‘Fueling the Community’program at the new Bloomingdale location. On the first Wednesday of every month, Parker’s sets aside one cent of every gallon of gas purchased to donate back to community schools.

The company’s PumpPal program, which offers discounts of up to 10 cents on every gallon of gas purchased, has saved customers nearly $2.7 million since the program first launched in February of 2011. Today, the PumpPal program has more than 65,000 members throughout Georgia and South Carolina.

Parker’s currently operates 30 convenience stores across the region and plans to open additional locations in Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, Effingham, Bulloch, Jasper and Beaufort counties.  The convenience store company, which is headquartered in Savannah, Ga., was recently ranked on Inc.'s elite list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

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Family-owned store to focus on children’s boutique clothing and gifts

March 27, 2013 – Tater Tots Embroidery and Gifts is opening its new store on Monday, April 1 at 6512 White Bluff Ave. in the space above Two Smart Cookies.

“We are excited to be bringing a new retailer to Savannah,” said Richard McCoy, owner and founder of Tater Tots Embroidery and Gifts. “Savannah has a wonderful tradition of supporting locally-owned businesses and we are looking forward to providing our area with unique gifts and in-store monogramming.”

Tater Tots Embroidery and Gifts will feature clothing, bedding and decorating accessories for babies, unique clothes for children and a selection of gifts perfect for new mothers. Many of the items will be suitable for monogramming, which McCoy will do on-site at the store.

“There is no better way to personalize a gift than to monogram it,” said McCoy. “When you select something from our store, we can help you find the right monogram style and thread color and we will save you the additional step of having to travel to another place for personalization.”

Tater Tots Embroidery and Gifts is the culmination of a dream for McCoy and his wife Jennifer, who have always wanted to open a children’s boutique. The McCoy’s have two sons and welcomed twin girls in the fall.

“The years when your children are little are very special,” said McCoy. “The time goes by very fast and we want to help families celebrate those years with beautiful bedding, clothing and gifts. Everything in our store is designed to make you feel special the moment you walk in our doors. We hope to become a Savannah tradition that will be a part of local families’ lives for generations to come.”

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Online mattress retailer makes Savannah its new home

March 15, 2013 – Online retailer, The Rest Stop, will open its first storefront on March 18 at 2125 E. Victory Dr. The Rest Stop is a wholesale mattress warehouse offering luxury, name-brand mattresses at up to 75 percent off retail prices. With easy to understand comfort levels and pricing categories, at The Rest Stop you can’t help but to ‘Get your rest on’ (as its motto suggests).

Aaron Vantosh, the store’s owner, is excited about The Rest Stop’s new home in Savannah. “We’re at the corner of Skidaway and Victory, directly behind the new Chick-fil-a, and in close proximity to Whole Foods. It should prove to be a great location” says Vantosh. Aaron’s sister, Beth Vantosh of KW Commercial, procured the lease.

Aaron Vantosh has been in the mattress business for 10 years, operating mattress outlets in the Atlanta, GA and Montgomery, AL areas. His experience in the industry brings the know-how customers need to make the buying process easy. “I understand how overwhelming and misleading buying a mattress can be. It is like buying a car.” Vantosh explained, “At The Rest Stop, we have three comfort levels (standard, premium and luxury) and there is one price for each size in each level.”

The Rest Stop is able to offer such deep discounts because its has an exclusive contract to receive closeout items direct from the supplier. When brands such as Simmons Beautyrest or Stearns and Foster have excess inventory, discontinued product lines or retail floor models, The Rest Stop acquires these products and offers them to the public at an extremely discounted rate. Each mattress is individually inspected by their team of industry experts for 100 percent quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

“The name-brand mattresses you see at big corporate stores will run you anywhere from $2k-$5k. You can buy it at The Rest Stop for 75 percent off the retail ticket price and it’s the exact same mattress.” Vantosh explained. “I know that there are a lot of mattress companies saying that their prices can’t be beat, but come check out our store and you’ll see that we really do have the absolute lowest prices.”

Putting its money where its mouth is, The Rest Stop offers price matching plus an additional 10 percent off to any customer who can find the same mattress for less.

The Rest Stop will open to the public on March 18. Please join us for a Grand Opening
celebration on Saturday, April 20th. Visit its Web site at www.thereststopusa.com.