03.25.10
Sometimes you can go home again. The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. will debut its 500th retail store located at the Square One Mall in Saugus, MA on March 27. This milestone will be celebrated in the company's home statewith an official grand opening and ribbon cutting on March 29, when executives from Yankee Candle and state and local dignitaries will cut the ribbon.
"Yankee Candle has been based in Massachusetts since we got our start more than four decades ago, and we feel it is very fitting that this exciting event is taking place here in our home state," said Harlan Kent, Yankee Candle's chief executive officer. "We are very excited to open our 500th retail store and we continue to look forward to more growth in Massachusetts and elsewhere," added Stephen Farley, president of the Retail Division.
Yankee Candle employs over 5,000 people nationwide with over 1,500 employees in Massachusetts alone. This 500th store location in Saugus is the 34th Yankee Candle store in Massachusetts.