2011 Remodel
August 25, 2011
Our contractors are done with our remodel project. We have a “punch list” of smaller items that need to be finished before we can say we are totally done.
We are waiting for our 8-foot bakery case that will finish the new specialty line. It will go between the muffin case and our new specialty sampling station, and contain delicious cakes, pies, tarts and other yummy pastries. We don’t have a ship date yet but it looks to be the end of September.
The sliced meat and cheese case should be operational by Friday at the latest.
We’re still moving a few things around and are waiting for a shelving unit to be built behind the olive bar and new lights at the registers. There’s a little bit more painting to be done and some other touchups here and there. But we’re basically done!
Thanks to all of our good owners and customers who have shopped during the model, given us good ideas, and been good-natured about it. This Co-op is yours and your staff really appreciates you!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING STAFF WHO HAVE LIVED THROUGH (SUFFERED THROUGH?) THIS REMODEL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!
Updates:
Week of August 7 - 13, 2011
The tile setters are installing the quarry floor tile behind the black plastic.Also, behind the black plastic, the overhead soffit, the walls and other areas will be painted this week.
Hopefully the black plastic comes down on Thursday and the bakery case, sliced meat and cheese case, and the sushi bar will be moved into place. Also in this lineup is a cheese sampling station.
We hope to get our Certificate of Occupancy this week, at which point we will be able to serve you from this new line!
Week of July 25 - 29, 2011
The flooring contractors will lay quarry tile in the specialty area.The contractors will be finishing the installation and painting of drywall in the specialty area.
New hand sinks will be installed and cables will be dropped for scales and phones.
Week of July 18 - 22, 2011
Our new olive case is scheduled to arrive this week and we hope to have the olives moved to the new case by Friday.Our painting contractor should finish painting throughout the store this week, except for behind the black plastic.
Our contractor will be removing the floor tile from inside our meat/seafood cooler, which will allow our floor contractor to lay quarry tile in that cooler.
Behind the black plastic, our contractors are framing the soffit grid and shelving, working on electrical circuits, and finalizing copper piping.
Week of July 11 - 15, 2011
Our contractors will be working on the specialty and sushi area behind the black plastic wall—drywall , ceiling grid, soffit, and quarry tile. They will also finish the preparation for the new cheese and olive case (we are hoping both of these cases will arrive in the store on July 19).We intend to install the new handrail on the ramp between the Café and the Market.
Our painting contractor will be painting all the perimeter walls in the market area, plus the soffits.
Week of July 4 - 8, 2011
The Employee Break Room has moved into the “Breaklin Room” (a play on our Franklin meeting room).Sushi bar prep moves into the original Employee Break Room.
The refrigeration lines for our new cheese case and other cases are being set so the trenches can be graveled and concreted in.
We will reset the grocery freezer since the meat products are being moved to the new meat/seafood freezer.
Week of June 27 - July 1, 2011
The Customer Service Office will be totally completed and ready to move into by Tuesday.Shelving for special orders, milk cases and pet food under the front windows past the registers will be completed by Tuesday.
We start the project’s last phase on Monday!!
Denham-Blythe will plastic off the next phase—around the old meat prep area to the edge of the sushi bar.
We will remove the old meat and cheese cases. The sushi prep area will move temporarily to the employee break room; the employee break room moves temporarily to the Franklin Room.
The electrician will do preliminary electrical things in the new construction area.
If you want to see anything in the new area, feel free to ask Dan or Anne for a tour. Otherwise these areas are off limits to staff and customers without a hard hat and a guide.
Bread racks, cheese, and bakery products have moved to new locations. If you need any help locating product, please ask an employee for assistance.
Week of June 13 - 17, 2011
The Customer Service Office will be totally completed and ready to move into by Friday.
The cart corral will be installed.
The produce case will be up and running over this weekend so it can be stocked on Monday, June 20.
On Wednesday the old water center will be removed.
The rest of the temporary wall will come down.
June 8, 2011
The new tile near the front entrance and in the Produce Department is being grouted and should be complete by the end of the week.
The new Customer Service office and cart corral are being constructed now. They are scheduled to be complete by next Tuesday.
Week of May 23 - 27, 2011
The Front End office will move to the Franklin Room, and the old office will be demolished.New cash registers come in on Wednesday. By the end of the week, we will have installed 4 new registers in their new lanes and demolished 3 of the current lanes.
Dietitian Beth Loiselle’s new desk will be built and she’ll be moved to it.
Major saw-cutting and trenching will begin behind the temporary wall. This will happen overnight when the store is not open to customers.
Behind the temporary wall, the old kitchen hood system will be removed by Monday morning.
The new condensing units will arrive during the week. Refrigeration Services will be installing pipe for the new units.
Denham-Blythe will be pouring a new concrete pad in the back for the new condensing units.
May 18, 2011
Deli meat and cheese service has been postponed until after the remodel. Look for prepackaged options in the Meat Grab and Go. W/ photo of prepackaged options.
Our fresh seafood selection is now prepackaged for your convenience. W/ photo of prepackaged seafood.