New Winners opens
Trevor Nichols - Mar 28, 2017 - Biz Releases

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A brand new Winners has officially opened in Kelowna.

The discount retailer threw open the doors of its new Orchard Plaza location at 9 a.m. this morning, letting in a line of customers that had snaked around the corner of the building in anticipation.

The 2,700-square-metre retail space takes the place of the old Winners store on Gordon Drive.

According to Leslie Berg, a district manager with Winners, the new location is bigger, fresher and better located, offering 30 per cent more selling space than its predecessor.

“It’s a much larger store, it’s our new concept,” Berg said.

She pointed out the new store is still similar to the old one in many ways, featuring the same brands and products customers are used to, however now they’re presented with a fresh face in a bigger space.

“We just have a beautiful new footprint to walk into,” Berg said.

On Sunday loyal Winners customers even got a sneak peek at that footprint, when loyalty card holders were given a brief opportunity to shop at the store in an exclusive event.

Berg said 400 people showed up to that event.

Along with a fresh space, Berg said she also believes the new location, which is much closer to Orchard Park Mall, will attract more foot traffic. The increased traffic, along with a larger selling space, will also mean more jobs.

Now that’s it’s officially open the new Winners will keep regular store hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 9 a.m to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The old, Gordon Drive location has been closed since Thursday.


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