NATURE OF OPERATIONS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

        The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated on January 31, 1996 as the successor of a company incorporated on January 31, 1929. As of January 28, 2017, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operated, through its subsidiaries, 263 stores, including nine furniture galleries and four clearance centers, in 25 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates.

        References to "the Company" refer to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (the "Parent") and its subsidiaries.

        The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearer January 31, and consisted of 52 weeks for each of 2016, 2015 and 2014. References to "2016," "2015" and "2014" represent the Company's fiscal 2016 year ended January 28, 2017, fiscal 2015 year ended January 30, 2016 and fiscal 2014 year ended January 31, 2015, respectively. References to "2017" represent the Company's fiscal 2017 53 week year ending February 3, 2018.