Allan Tew is confident Sun City Liquidations & Auctions will be open in downtown Salmon Arm as of, if not before, February 1.
Tew owns the Sun City Liquidations & Auctions store in Kelowna and is in the process of opening a second one at 380 Alexander St. 91裸聊视频� the former Pet Valu location.
He and Kelowna store associate Stephanie Ekmecic were in Salmon Arm on Wednesday, Jan. 11, moving in product and hiring staff. Just from people91裸聊视频檚 response that morning, Tew was feeling very good about Salmon Arm.
91裸聊视频淚t boosts us 91裸聊视频� the amount of people coming by this morning and waving,91裸聊视频� said Tew.
When looking for a Salmon Arm location, Tew said he checked out 380 Alexander online and initially dismissed it. Over the summer the property91裸聊视频檚 owner, Bill Laird, invited Tew to meet with him and the two were able to work out an agreement.
91裸聊视频淏ill, I think his goal was to get somebody like us downtown to help bring the people back into downtown,91裸聊视频� said Tew. 91裸聊视频淚 think we91裸聊视频檒l do that. I think our product, the variety, the price point, will bring the people. I think if we pick and choose the right staff, that91裸聊视频檚 also going to keep them coming.91裸聊视频�
Asked what products Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 Sun City Liquidation & Auctions will carry, Tew said everything 91裸聊视频� from furniture to food, to clothing, to electronics and large and small appliances.
91裸聊视频淲e get product from every major retailer you can imagine,91裸聊视频� said Tew, noting one of Sun City91裸聊视频檚 biggest contracts is Costco.
91裸聊视频淚 could fill three of these stores 91裸聊视频� there91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� enough product available.91裸聊视频�
Asked how he came to the decision to open a store in Salmon Arm, Tew explained the Kelowna store has seen its share of business from Salmon Arm residents.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e actually done deliveries of bathroom vanities, paddleboards, appliances, etc. to Salmon Arm,91裸聊视频� said Tew. 91裸聊视频淲e were approached by a major retailer to take on more of their product, take on another location, and we are pretty much saturated in Kelowna. I didn91裸聊视频檛 want to say no but I knew I needed to create another avenue to be able to sell it.91裸聊视频�
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Another reason for choosing Salmon Arm: family.
91裸聊视频淢y mother lives here, my younger brother, my oldest son, his wife and my granddaughter just moved here two months ago,91裸聊视频� said Tew. 91裸聊视频淲e love Salmon Arm. I think it91裸聊视频檚 beautiful. I think it has enormous potential and it was always on my radar.91裸聊视频�
Tew opened the first Sun City Liquidations & Auctions location in Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Westside in 2017. In recent years the store relocated to 2495 Enterprise Way in Kelowna.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e family owned and you91裸聊视频檒l know that the minute you come in the store,91裸聊视频� said Tew, describing what sets Sun City apart from other liquidation stores. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 a very casual vibe, we have a lot of fun, we work our butts off91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淲e want to be good stewards of the community 91裸聊视频� we often buy food deals that are too much for our store to handle so the food bank will get a bunch.
91裸聊视频淲hat sets us apart, it91裸聊视频檚 our staff, it91裸聊视频檚 our people. We91裸聊视频檙e not corporate, we try to treat everybody the same 91裸聊视频� we get people from every walk of life and we91裸聊视频檙e happy about that.91裸聊视频�
Tew said Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 Sun City Liquidations & Auctions will be open, 91裸聊视频渃ome hell or high water,91裸聊视频� by Feb. 1.
91裸聊视频淲e will probably have the store stocked four or five days early and we may do some sort of soft opening,91裸聊视频� said Tew.
More information can be found on the business91裸聊视频� Facebook page. Tew said there will soon be a page set up specifically for the Salmon Arm store, where people will be able to see new items as they arrive.
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