Tuesday, December 12, 2006

GUESS WHO JUST DROPPED IN...

Taking attendance of special guests at Roots stores

Celebrities have long made a point of shopping at Roots. Here are the latest sightings of prominent figures from the world of entertainment and sport who visited Roots stores recently:

· Ketchum, Idaho (Sun Valley) – Hollywood couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson visited the store and purchased Roots extra long softee tees. Retired St. Louis Blues NHL player Rick Bourbonnais also visited the store to buy sweatshirts for his children.

· Toronto (Bloor Street) – Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, TV director, producer and writer, visited the Roots flagship store.

· Halifax, NS (Spring Garden) – Actor John Hurt, who played the role of Mr. Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, shopped at the Roots store.