Employees hang a banner on the new Gabe's store in Sylvania Township for its grand opening.
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Carts await customers at Gabe's.
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The line of waiting customers stand outside the front door and almost to TARGET located next door on opening day at Gabe's.
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Tanya Murphy, left, Will Woodberry, right, of Toledo, are at the head of the line of waiting for Gabe's grand opening.
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Toledo store manager Jennifer Tucker, center, cuts the ribbon while, CEO, Ken Seipel, left, and Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, far left, celebrate Gabe's grand opening.
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Employee Jeff Bruce, left, welcomes customers including Rene Crable, center, and her daughter Meagan Weil, 18, of Toledo, into Gabe's.
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Gabe's discount retailer employee Jeff Bruce, left, offers carts to customers entering the store.
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Employee Angel Breeding holds up a free t-shirt that customers received on their way into the shop.
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Gabe's employee Erich Peterson, right, congratulates Hanna Lieberman, left, after she is the very first customer through the checkout line.
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Employees, from left, Jocelyn Chovan, left, Raven Rayford, center, and Elizabeth Fischer, help check out Hanna Lieberman, left, the Sylvania Township store's very first customer.
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Employee Latoya Shabaa, right, gets a hug from the store's first customer Hanna Lieberman.
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