Verizon Wireless Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Store In Puyallup
August 22, 2000
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SEATTLE - Drop by the new Verizon Wireless store in Puyallup this weekend and leave with a free latte.
This weekend marks the grand opening of the Verizon Wireless store in Puyallup. Located at the South Hill Mall, the new Verizon Wireless Communications store features a wide variety of wireless products and services, including the popular SingleRate service and a premier line of digital wireless phones, data products, pagers and accessories. Trained professionals are on hand to assist customers in selecting equipment and making decisions on calling plans.
Grand opening festivities at the store include a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Chamber of Commerce for East Pierce County on Friday, August 25 at noon. Fox Hollow Coffee, located next to the Verizon Wireless store, is providing one free latte to customers who activate a new line of Verizon Wireless service during the weekend. Food and free giveaways also are planned.
"Our new location will make it easier to do business with Verizon Wireless if you live in the Puyallup area," said Kelley DeLaney, president of the Northwest Region for Verizon Wireless. "Our customer base is rapidly expanding in the Northwest region, and we felt it necessary to provide an additional location for our customers so that they can enjoy convenient access to our products and services."
The new Communications Store is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S. with more than 25 million wireless voice and data customers and nearly 4 million paging customers. The new company includes the assets of Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, GTE Wireless, PrimeCo Personal Communications and AirTouch Paging. The new company has a footprint covering nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets. Verizon Wireless, headquartered in New York City and Bedminster, NJ, is 30,000 employees strong.