‘Store for everybody’ opens doors on city’s North Hill
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This article was published 29/10/2016 (3238 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Peavey Mart is a 100 per cent Canadian-owned retailer that has stores in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The company recently announced that it had acquired TSC Stores and began the transformation of the location in Brandon from a TSC Store to a Peavey Mart.
The TSC Store closed mid-September and, after close to six weeks of transitioning, reopened as a Peavey Mart on Oct. 17.
Director of customer experience Jest Sidloski said logistically it made sense to convert the two Manitoba locations — the other is in Winkler — to Peavey Mart stores.
“The other existing TSC Stores are centralized in Ontario, but there’s already an existing network of Peavey Mart stores nearby in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, so we thought it would help serve our customers better by converting the two locations in Manitoba,” Sidloski said.
Peavey Mart is located at 1545 18th St. North in Brandon.
Sidloski described it as a lifestyle store that attracts agricultural, rural and urban customers alike. It carries agricultural supplies, hardware, work gear and more.
While Peavey Mart and TSC Stores are similar, Sidloski said the stores have a lot to learn from each other and Peavey Mart wants to ensure it is carrying items customers are looking for.
“We’re really heavy on the do-it-yourself, down-to-earth, back-to-the-basics type products. Peavey Mart is really a store for everybody,” Sidloski said. “Some of the success for us in the last few years has been the growth in our bees and chickens and we’re excited to be on the forefront of trends in terms of beekeeping, urban chicken farming and urban organic gardening.”
Previous TSC Store employees were pleased to stay on with Peavey Mart, and the Brandon location currently employs 17 people. Sidloski said they are excited about the plans to expand and build a greenhouse in the spring.
Peavey Mart will have its grand opening next weekend with in-store demos, great deals and thousands in gift-card giveaways.
For more information, visit peaveymart.com.
56 days to …
Well, as we move into November, the countdown to Christmas begins!
Retail stores all around the city are already preparing for the busy season, including The Green Spot. It was closed this entire past week so they could transform the store into Christmas Spectacular 2016. It will reopen on Nov. 1.
Local owner Bernie Whetter said he looks forward to Christmas Spectacular every year and will kick things off with Ladies Night (gentlemen are also welcome!) on Nov. 10 at his 1329 Rosser Ave. East location.
The Green Spot is hosting a series of great events leading up to Christmas. Check greenspotbrandon.com for details.