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Lazarus "laboratory" store opening

Federated Department Stores Inc. is opening a 240,000-sq.-ft. Lazarus store in Columbus, Ohio that is designed to embody new retail concepts. Lazarus chairman and CEO Ron Klein calls it "a laboratory for Lazarus to test many new ideas." Opening Oct. 11 at Easton Town Center, the store will include a

40,000-sq.-ft. furniture showroom with an interior design studio, an expanded customer service lobby, a full-service salon and spa, the first Starbucks coffee bar at a Lazarus, a complimentary supervised child-care service, shopping carts, a mammography center, and a demo kitchen. Tehchnological advancements include price-check stations, in-store closed circuit TV, techno-friendly lounges adjacent to the fitting rooms, and a cybercafe with five Internet access stations. The December issue of Display & Design ideas will have a full report on the Lazarus store.

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