New and improved Countdown Orewa back in business

New and improved Countdown Orewa back in business

11 December 2014 - Countdown has reopened its Orewa store today together with Rodney MP, Mark Mitchell, Red Beach Primary School and members of the community.

Store Manager Nicky Turner says the new supermarket, which was built on the same site as the previous store on Moenui Avenue, has almost doubled in size, and will offer Orewa customers a new and improved shopping experience.

“We’re really excited to be back open for business – we know the community has been looking forward to our brand new offer and we’re committed to providing our local customers with fresh food, a modern shopping experience and great value for money.”

Countdown’s Managing Director Dave Chambers says the company is delighted to show the community the modern offer that has been put together.

“Orewa has grown dramatically over the years and it was time for us to bring a better offer to our local customers. We thank our customers for their patience while we rebuilt the new store and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to see what they think,” says Dave.

Ms Turner, who previously managed the store between 2012 - 2013 and has been with the company 30 years, has looked to employ as many of her new team from the local community as possible.

“I’m proud to be leading a team of 84 people, 12 of whom we have welcomed back from the previous store and 67 who are brand new to the Countdown business.”

The new store has been designed with Countdown’s latest design features and includes wider aisles, a more expansive fresh produce department and energy efficient fittings and equipment.

It will also offer the popular Click & Collect service, where customers can order their groceries online and pick them up on arrival (starting in January), as well as an expanded new layout for clothing and kitchenware merchandise, a full-service bakery baking fresh daily, service deli and seafood department.

To help celebrate the opening, Countdown Orewa has a range of activities and local specials to welcome in the community. This will include Christmas recipe demos with Brett McGregor until1pm, Santa in-store, bouncy castle until 5pm, grocery gift card giveaways, sausage sizzle and free samples on store opening day.

About Countdown
Countdown is one of New Zealand’s largest employers with more than 18,000 team members across 174 supermarkets, distribution centres, processing plants and support offices. We serve 2.7 million customers every week, and work with 4000 suppliers and farmers throughout New Zealand. The Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal has raised more than $8.2 million in the past seven years for children’s hospital wards around the country and Countdown Food Rescue donates more than $3.4 million of food each year to The Salvation Army and other food bank charity partners.

www.countdown.co.nz

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