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Countingdown

At our new store openingJoin the celebrations and savewith crazy opening specials!

Moenui Ave, Orewa

Opens Thursday 11 December 2014, 8.30am Standard opening hours 7-10pm, 7 days

Thursday 11 December8.30am

CountdownOrewaopens

Countdown Orewa’s manager, Nicky Turner, has worked in the supermarket industry for 30 years – 34 if you include the years that she and her brother spent as children, helping their parents run the Four Square in Taupo.However, it’s the first time she has opened a new store, which has thrown up some interesting challenges – from spending an entire day interviewing at WINZ in Orewa and setting up teams and rosters to ensuring thousands of items are correctly stacked on shelves in time for opening day on December 11.Technology has enabled the shelves to be stacked with precision. A computer-generated ‘planogram’ was drawn up for every shelf and then one row of each product was put in place. This meant staff could see what each aisle would look like and make adjustments if necessary.It’s a far cry from the first job Nicky had for Progressive Enterprises, which was as a part-time checkout packer in the days of paper bags, 6pm closing and no weekend openings.“I can remember packing pre-scanners, when everything was hand-priced with a gun,” Nicky says. “You had to remember all the specials, to ensure the customer actually made those savings.”She worked at the supermarket while at school, completing a BSc, travelling and raising two teenage boys.During that time, Nicky moved around a fair bit with the company, working in Sunnynook, Manukau, Milford, Glenfield and head office in managerial roles. She also managed the Orewa Countdown in 2012-13.That experience showed her the importance of a

Countdown Orewa manager Nicky Turner

Manager counts down to opening day

local supermarket as a source of jobs and she was determined to employ locals at Countdown Orewa.“We found there was a big need out there, the locals interviewed well and were keen,” she says. “Many hadn’t had jobs since they left school, despite looking for work.”As a result, 79 percent of the staff at Countdown Orewa come from the Coast.Training has been crucial, as 80 percent are new to the business.While around 12 staff returned after the rebuild of the supermarket, most did not. A total of 69 new jobs were also created as a result of the increased size and product range of the store.Wide aisles mean you can take mobility scooters down with ease, and a full range of products is available.“It’s going to be a pleasure to work there, and especially to see families returning to shop with us.”

Nicky’s focus on customer service included replacing office-based service and administration mangers with a customer service manager.Marlene Williams, who has worked at Countdown in Whangaparaoa for 17 years, is excited about taking on the role – so much so that she literally danced down the aisle, when no one was watching, when she first got inside the new store.She knows all facets of the business first-hand, having worked her way from filling the shelves on the night shift, into supervising and management.Marlene says the flexibility of supermarket work enabled her and husband Pat to raise four children, with him working days while she did the night shift.Never happy shut away in an office, Marlene says she will be in her element at Countdown Orewa, where she will be on the shop floor making sure customers are happy.“Even the simple things like helping people find a product is important – it’s about listening, being approachable and giving people the time of day,” she says. “We have a great team and we hope people feel that friendly vibe when they walk in.”

Marlene Williams

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Countdown Orewa opening

Orewa

• Christmas recipe demos with Brett McGregor until 1pm

• Grocery Gift Card giveaways

• Santa in-store

• Sausage sizzle

• Bouncy castle until 5pm^

• Free samples

^Weather permitting

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High standards are being set at Orewa Countdown in order to keep its costs and environmental impact as low as possible.Manager Nicky Turner says that the goal is to recycle 70 percent of all the store’s waste, which includes food, paper and plastic.Food that is still within its use-by date will go to a local foodbank, while food waste goes to farmers. Old magazines and other paper, plastic and cardboard is recycled; the store has its own auto-baler, which crushes cardboard and plastic into bales which are then trucked to Auckland for recycling.Energy efficiency is also a focus. The

store’s retail area has almost doubled in size (from 1410sqm to 2703sqm) with refrigeration making up 50 percent of the power bill. Nicky says that the new Orewa Countdown, although bigger, is aiming to be one-third more energy efficient per square metre than the old store.Energy efficient lighting and a CO2 refrigeration plant system are among the energy savers. The fresh produce fridges have state-of-the-art blinds that slide over at night, trapping the cold air. Similarly, sliding covers on freezers and heat reclaim off the refrigeration coils help minimise the store’s energy footprint.

Countdown keeping it green

The re-opening of Countdown in Orewa on December 11 is expected to be an all-day affair, with the official speech making, attended by around 100 invited guests, taking place early in the morning. Everyone who has been involved in the project has been invited to attend, including contractors, as well as representatives from Countdown’s national head office. The honour of cutting the ribbon will fall to Rodney MP Mark Mitchell and Red Beach School’s kapa haka group will perform. The store opens to the public at 8.30am and it would pay to be in line early – the first customer through the door gets to cut the Welcome to Orewa Countdown cake, which will then be shared out. Weather permitting, a bouncy castle will be outside the store for the kids, and sausages will be sizzling. There will also be a number of opening specials and giveaways. Pictured is the team at Orewa Countdown stacking shelves ahead of opening day on December 11.

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