Reading, Pa
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Jim
Boscov has been named vice chairman of Boscov’s Department Store.
Boscov has more than 30 years of experience with the
department chain, starting as an assistant store manager in 1975 and filling a
variety of executive positions since then.
Albert Boscov, chairman/CEO of Boscov’s, said that with the appointment
of Jim Boscov as vice chairman “We’re gratified that Boscov’s will remain a
family business. With Jim’s retail experience, intelligence and people skills,
he was a natural choice. While I have no plans to retire, I want to assure our
co-workers and business partners, that Boscov’s will remain Boscov’s for many
years to come.”
Jim Boscov has served as board chair for Alvernia
University, director and former board president of South Mt. YMCA, former
director and board president of Albright College Center for Excellence in Local
Government, and is currently serving as a board member for the United Way of
Berks County and the Reading Symphony Orchestra.
