While work is being done on the building where we will be moving, we have been making plans for the layout, signage, advertising, and the logistics of moving items that fill a 10,000 square foot area to the new 30,000 square foot location.
Last week two of us went to other ReStores in the area to see how those stores are laid out. We got a number of good ideas and took some pictures to help us design the new store. Starting next week we will be having regular committee meetings to formulate all our plans and determine how best to carry them out.
Since the new location will be so much bigger than the current one we will have to plan for how to move things around the store. We will be getting a forklift. That will be a huge help. We also plan to put many of the larger items on wheeled platforms. It will make it easier to rearrange areas as well as take items out of the store after purchase. Many of the ReStores use these kinds of platforms so we have the designs. We will need a large volunteer group to put them together. We are hoping to get an Americorps group to help with some of the work that needs to be done.
The work repairing the building will take until the end of August. We will be able to start setting up registers, shelving, laying out aisles and making other preparations starting in the beginning of September. The actual move of everything from one location to the other is going to be what takes the most time and effort. The timetable may change but it looks now like the opening will be late October.
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