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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Weather Shop Smart’s facelift boosts morale
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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. Shop Smart’s grocery
warehouse, SuperValu Inc., took the lead ton of new wine selections - I’m not ever
sure how many new different varieties
on the remodel and brought in dozens
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