#7- "Open your heart, Open your closet"

On Monday, March 16th 2009, J. Jill invited women to open their closets and their hearts to help other women in need. The specialty retailer is conducting a continuous clothing drive for gently-worn J. Jill styles in each of its 276 retail stores nationwide. The drive builds on the over-whelming response to a regional effort held last month in J. Jill's Boston-area stores. Customers can bring their gently-used J. Jill purchases to any J. Jill store. Their donated styles will be distributed to local charities aligned with the J.Jill Compassion Fund, which is committed to helping poor and homeless women become self-sufficient. For each J. Jill item that's donated, the customer will receive a 10% discount that she can use toward the purchase of a new J. Jill style. So far this drive has been a huge hit. Sales have increased and less unfortunate women have received donated items that others didn't use anymore. Stores such as J. Jill is what helps build the economy and helps the nation get back on track.


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