The ‘reset’ of Coles Lake Innes is a great result for the community.
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Manager Scott Bone also praised ‘the amazing staff’ for their efforts during the official opening of the refurbishment on Wednesday morning.
“Every staff member has worked tirelessly to bring this project to completion,” he said.
“This is a great result for everyone involved and it is such a big effort to pull this together in the eight week time frame.
“Importantly, I’d also acknowledge our family and friends for their support during this time.”
Regional manager Alex Crawford described the store as ‘absolutely fantastic’.
“It is very challenging to undertake this redevelopment over the past eight weeks,” he said.
“I have nothing but praise for the staff and their efforts.”
The ‘reset’ will now see a greater choice and more freshly-baked products along with an increase in staff numbers, Mr Bone said.
“The Lake Innes store will provide shoppers with a fresh market-style experience, including a continental delicatessen with a variety of local and international cheeses and a new in-store bakery with ‘naked bread’ options, which customers can pick and wrap themselves.
“We have completely enhanced the customer shopping experience.
“In addition to our fresh new layout, we’ve introduced over 100 new product lines, including an international range to reflect the needs of the store’s vast multicultural customer base.”
Coles will also welcome 20 new recruits to the store. The new jobs bolster the Lake Innes team to 110 members including three long-service employees Jamie White, Sue Alexander, Kylie Hanger and Sharon Young who have collectively clocked up an impressive 110 years at Coles.
Tacking Point Public School choir provided a couple of songs for the opening.