<p><strong>SALISBURY, N.C.</strong> - Bottom Dollar Food has planned opening dates for its first 14 stores located throughout the greater Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, region. Bottom Dollar will be opening the first seven of its stores this week on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, according to a press release. The grand opening festivities will commence with a ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 7:30 a.m. and will include giveaways of private brand products to the first two hundred customers to arrive at each location, as well as free reusable bags until supplies run out. To add to the festivities, a Pittsburgh Steelers player will be making a guest appearance at each of the seven locations on January 26th. The stores will open to the public immediately after the ceremony. The seven additional stores will be opening on February 9th.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Bottom Dollar Food President, Meg Ham, states, "We look forward to opening our doors to the greater Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, communities over the next several weeks and bringing a new grocery option to consumers." Ms. Ham continues, "Customers will find Bottom Dollar Food unique because we offer unbelievably low prices, carry quality private brands and the national brands that matter most, and offer a meaningful, efficient assortment of fresh produce and meat. Additionally, our associates provide our customers an energetic and lighthearted shopping experience."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The discount grocer, who announced the expansion last year, has also created more than eight-hundred jobs with the upcoming store openings. To demonstrate its commitment to the community, Bottom Dollar Foods is donating $10,000 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank as well as an additional $500 to selected non-profit groups, schools, libraries, and fire and police organizations, to help mark the occasion. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>www.bottomdollarfood.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
