Bon Ton
Bon Ton may refer to:
The Bon-Ton
Bon- Ton Holdings Inc. is an American online retailer and former department store chain founded in 1898.
After rapid expansion in the 1990s and early 2000s, the original company had financial troubles, ultimately filing for bankruptcy in 2018 before being sold and liquidated.
In September 2018, its new owner began operating as an online retailer headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, with plans to open brick and mortar locations.
Other brands operated by The Bon- Ton are Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder- Beerman, Herberger's, and Younkers.
McCurdy's
McCurdy's( formally McCurdy and Company) was a Rochester, New York- based department store.
Founded in 1901, the company was acquired by May Department Stores in 1994, but as a result of an antitrust settlement due to both McCurdy's and May's Kaufmann's stores being the predominant anchors in the area shopping malls, its stores were divested to The Bon- Ton Department store chain.
Finlay Enterprises
Finlay Enterprises Inc. is a holding company based in New York that conducted business through its wholly owned subsidiary" Finlay Fine Jewelry".
It was founded in 1887.
Finlay Enterprises Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, 2009.
Finlay operated the fine jewelry departments in many department stores.
The department space was leased to Finlay.
The number of locations Finlay operated at the end of the second quarter ended August 1, 2009 totaled 182, including 67 Bailey Banks& Biddle, 34 Carlyle and four Congress specialty jewelry stores and 77 licensed departments with The Bon Ton. Finlay operated in department store groups such as Macy's Inc.( Formerly Federated Department Stores), Bloomingdale's, Bon Ton Department Stores, Lord& Taylor, Dillard's, and Gottschalks.
The company also owned and operated specialty stores such as Carlyle& Co, J.E. Caldwell& Co., and Park Promenade Jewellers.
AM&A's
Adam, Meldrum& Anderson Company( AM&A's) was a chain of department stores based in Buffalo, New York.
It was an institution to generations of shoppers in the Buffalo area.
The company remained family owned until its sale to The Bon- Ton in 1995.
Elder-Beerman
The Elder- Beerman Stores Corp. is a U.S. chain of department stores founded in 1883 and owned by The Bon- Ton.
The chain, based primarily in the Midwestern United States, was composed of 31 stores in eight states at the time of its liquidation in 2018.
The chain's website was soon resurrected under new ownership, but physical stores remain closed.
Boston Store
The Boston Store Inc. is an online retailer and former department store chain owned by The Bon- Ton stores.
It was founded in 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Bergner's
P.A. Bergner& Co. is an online retailer operated by Bon-Ton holdings and was an upscale midwestern department store established in 1889.
The flagship store was located in Peoria, Illinois at The Shoppes at Grande Prairie.
Myriad Genetics
Myriad Genetics, Inc. is an American molecular diagnostic company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Myriad employs a number of proprietary technologies that permit doctors and patients to understand the genetic basis of human disease and the role that genes play in the onset, progression and treatment of disease.
This information is used to guide the development of new molecular diagnostic products that assess an individual's risk for developing disease later in life( predictive medicine), identify a patient's likelihood of responding to a particular drug therapy( personalized medicine), assess a patient's risk of disease progression and disease recurrence( personalized medicine), and measure disease activity.
Following the discovery by Mary- Claire
King that a gene on chromosome 17 is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, Myriad attempted to patent this gene.
These patents were the subject of scrutiny after Myriad became involved in a lawsuit over its patenting practices, which led to the landmark Supreme Court decision" Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc." which ruled these patents illegal.
In August 2016, Myriad announced it would acquire Assurex Health for up to$ 410 million, expanding the company's genetic testing for psychotropic medicine selection.
In July 2018, Myriad completed an acquisition of reproductive genetic testing firm Counsyl for$ 375 million, expanding the company's testing capabilities to carrier and prenatal screening.
Bon Ton (brothel)
Bon Ton is a high- end brothel chain in New Zealand.
It operates two brothels in the country – one in the capital city Wellington and the other in the nation's largest city Auckland.
" Bon Ton" is a French term which means" good taste".
The brothel is owned by Jennifer Souness, a former model who modeled for various European fashion labels.
In a feature story on prostitution in New Zealand, the BBC News Online described Bon Ton as" an ideal showcase for New Zealand- style liberalisation".
The brothel is characterized by quality rooms resembling luxury suites and a professionally maintained office.
Louise Jolliffe writing in" The Wellington Guide" asserted that Bon Ton looks closer to" a luxury lodge than a brothel".
All the women working at Bon Ton have other occupations and work as prostitutes on a part- time basis.
During employment testing, applicants are asked whether they like sex.
Brothel owner Souness asserted these women like their work.
According to the BBC News Online, the escorts working at Bon Ton say they find the work environment respectful.
Bon Ton bills itself as" a boutique agency for a select clientele" and states that it intends" to provide a tasteful and discreet haven for gentlemen to enjoy the attentions of elegant, beautifully groomed, intelligent women".
The website of the brothel makes invitation calls to potential clients to come into what is described as a" safe and secret oasis where the outside world melts away".
The Bon Ton website publishes biographies of their prostitutes – whom they refer to as" courtesans" – which include their age and brassiere measurement.
As per the requirement by the Prostitution Reform Act 2003, Bon Ton has a safe sex policy that requires customers to wear condoms.
One hour of service at Bon Ton costs 400 New Zealand dollars.
Two members of the United Kingdom- based Women's Institute( WI), who visited various brothels throughout the world to check their quality and were featured in a BBC documentary titled" The WI And The Search For The Perfect Brothel", voted Bon Ton the world's best brothel.

Question: Are both businesses, Myriad Genetics and The Bon-Ton, located in the same country?
Answer: yes