PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) – Customers in Presque Isle will see a few things change at Graves’ Shop and Save as the business transitions into a Hannaford Supermarket. The new store manager says they are trying to keep things the same to honor the store’s decades-long legacy.
“There isn’t gonna be as big of a change as folks are probably expecting. The Graves family already did a very great job. We just want to get our messaging of value, affordability, and convenience into the store as well. We want to continue the Graves’ high level of customer service. It’s gonna be the same associates working in the building. We retained almost every single current Graves’ associate in the transition to Hannaford. So, I think that’s really exciting. We’re looking on building on the legacy that the Graves family has had in the city of Presque Isle since 1959 but certainly putting our own spin as Hannaford in the community,” said James Redman, the new store manager of the Presque Isle Hannaford.
Redman says the transition has been going smoothly. “Things are going very well. You know, Bob Graves and the family has been super welcoming to us, allowed us to get into the building a few weeks early, start getting to know the community, getting to know the associates that have been working here. So, we’re making really good progress. We are gonna be resetting some cases. Hopefully, installing some new fixtures. We’re looking to add a wing bar and do a bunch of other things. It’s gonna be dependent on the construction sequence next week on how much we’re gonna be able to get done but certainly we have big plans for the next 12 months on really making a positive impact in programs and services throughout the building.”
For those with concerns about the pharmacy that operates independently within the store, Redman says customers won’t have to worry about being able to pick up their prescriptions. “The pharmacy is gonna stay open the regular business hours during the store closure. Be able to come in and pick up their prescriptions, or the pharmacy is gonna offer curbside pickup during the duration. So, there should be no impact to the current independent pharmacy while the grocery side of the business is closed next week.”
Graves’ Shop and Save will officially close Monday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. and reopen Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 a.m. as a Hannaford Supermarket. The change will mark a new chapter for the longstanding Presque Isle store.
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