For Immediate Release: June 26, 2008 Contact: Eddie Owens, Director of Corporate Communications
(office: 806.791.8107; cell: 806.928.0462)
Store Improvements Virtually Complete
at United Supermarkets' Olton Road Location
PLAINVIEW (Special) - Store improvements and enhancements of United Supermarkets' Olton Road location in Plainview are virtually complete, according to Chris James, Traditional Division vice president.
"We are extremely pleased with the update," James said. "We have been in that location ever since the shopping center opened (in the mid-1980s), so the store was definitely overdue."
Most noticeable improvements include a total store reset to accommodate the new Beer-Wine department, and all new frozen food cases, allowing for an expanded selection of frozen products.
Other departments receiving enhancements include a spacious new produce department, as well as expanded selections in the meat market, dairy and deli. "We have expanded our deli offerings, including packaged luncheon meats and cheeses," he added.
The final piece of the project inside was to replace the blue-and-white checkerboard floor with earth-toned tile. New exterior signage is still to come.
"Along with the opening of our Amigos United store last fall, this effort shows our commitment to the Plainview community," James said. "We want to provide our guests there the very best facility possible."
United has been a part of the Plainview community since the early 1960s, and the city has been a proving ground for several company initiatives. It opened its first Hispanic-format store - Supermercado United - in Plainview in 2000, then refined the
format with the launch of Amigos United in October 2007 at the same location.