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Page A-10 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Weather Shop Smart’s facelift boosts morale Watch Annette McGee Rasch IVN Senior Contributing Writer Cave Junction Thursday, July 14 A major remodeling project that began in mid-May has given Cave Junction’s Shop Smart a whole new look. The new flooring, updated coolers, exterior and interior painting, new displays and overall reorganization have brought the Valley’s largest grocery store into the 21st century. “We also added more than 4,000 new items, including lots of organic and natural items, and the only way to do all of that was to reformat the entire store,” said store manager Jessica Clark. “We had to get everything in line with similar items. Once people get used to the new (Courtesy photo for The Illinois Valley News) format, they’ll find that shopping will Sonny Hughey, co-manager and Kasie Benschoof, cake decorator, be easier. We also installed new energy doing the big wheel spin during the Saturday, June 25 grand opening. efficient doors on our coolers with LED lighting. Basically, everything has been of professionals from several other we brought in, but it’s a lot. We have modernized. companies to get the job done. With wines from Australia, New Zealand, “Our company [C&K Market] assistance from Shop Smart’s own crew, South America, different types of Saki, budgets a certain amount of money each the group of SuperValu vendors rebuilt and of course, our whole local selection year to put back into our stores, and the shelving, section-by-section. of wines is very complete.” luckily, this year, our store was chosen,” “I really want to give a big shoutout Clark said all the improvements Clark added. “The company president of thanks to the community for putting create a nicer atmosphere for shoppers walked through the store and said, ‘Hey up with everything through the remodel,” to enjoy and that overall, “gives a better your store needs a facelift - let’s get it said Clark, who has worked for Shop impression and helps the town pull done.’ Our company is doing good and Smart for 25 years. “Sometimes it was together.” She also said the new paint job was very happy to put some money into very difficult for customers to finds outside, “a nice cool tan color,” really our store and invest in the community.” items. Sometimes items were boxed up. adds a lot in the aesthetics department. Clark said C&K Markets “has some We try as hard as we can to please our “There’s some really nice buildings good people on board who really know in this town and quite a few other what they’re doing, and the guy in charge customers all the time, but there were times when people couldn’t find items. businesses have done nice paint jobs,” of this remodel did an awesome job.” “Now, we have just a few tasks to Clark said. “So now our store isn’t Valley resident and frequent Shop finish up, a few tweaks,” Clark said. “It an eye sore and instead enhances the Smart shopper Laurie Hernadez said, “I was a lot of work, but we really needed community.” used to be kind of embarrassed to bring it, The last update in the store was in Shop Smart’s June 25 festive grand- my out-of-town company into the store, 1992.” reopening featured “lots of give-aways: but now, we’re stylin’. This kind of a Customers are buzzing about some including a bike, a few refrigerators, major improvement boosts morale and new features, like the Asian Hot Bar, some $250 gift cards and lots of meat,” even helps boost our real estate values. which Clark said “is doing really well. Hughey said. “We had a big wheel and I’m really grateful about this.” People are really taking advantage of everyone that spun it won something. “It’s a great change,” agreed Shop that.” Customers can choose whatever We had a cake walk and people were Smart co-manager Sonny Hughey. “And items they want and the $7.99 price- winning cakes. We like giving back to we needed a change in the Valley. The per-pound stays the same. The food is the community.” store was looking really old, so this is prepared fresh each day in Shop Smart’s “It was a really good day,” added good for the community overall. We’re deli and includes egg rolls, spring Tyler Clark, a store supervisor. “We gave moving up in the world.” rolls, wontons, rice dishes and chicken away tons of prizes, coca cola glasses, From May 17, straight through prepared several different ways. drinks and other items. Everyone had a to the store’s grand-reopening June Wine lovers are enjoying the new lot of fun. Morale was great - overall, a 25, people worked on the project “Wines of the World” section. “There’s a fantastic day!” around the clock. 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