Martensville’s Canadian Tire has a whole new look these days, and owner (dealer) Lindsay Ullathorne could not be happier with the progress.
The expansion has seen the retail space increase from 30,000 square-feet to 50,000 square-feet, as well as many other upgrades and modifications to the space.
A Grand Re-Opening celebration is scheduled for November 7th, with plans to release a special 8-day flyer unique to the Martensville location. There will also be door prizes, giveaways and other fun things planned for the celebration.
“We were able to open the expanded retail area to customers in mid-August, and while we still have lots of work left to do in the expansion area and the pre-existing area we’re getting great feedback from our customers about what’s been completed so far,” Ullathorne said.
Since this project began, there have been upgrades to the LED lighting throughout the store, electronic shelf labels to help make shopping and price accuracy more efficient, a new façade to the front of the building and more.
“We really look like a different building from the outside now. It is amazing to watch it all come together,” Ullathorne added.
With the expansion in space, there will also be an expansion in products available, with Ullathorne noting areas that will see the most space additions will be hockey, kitchen and home cleaning, pets, tools, and automotive. There will also be a year-round toy department available for customers.
“It was so important to me when planning our assortment for the newly expanded space that we fit as many products into the building as we can to provide the largest assortment possible to our customers. I think I’m most excited for our ability to showcase product displays in the new store. We’ll have space for tool displays, kitchen appliances, and so much more. If you’ve been in the store lately, you’ll have noticed our incredible Halloween set-up this year, we’ve got more Halloween products and displays than we know what to do with, and Christmas will be much the same.”
There are also plans to utilize the vestibule at the front of the store and take advantage of the natural light that comes in by transforming the space into a permanent indoor plant store, with indoor plants of all sizes.
The wall by the exit doors within the vestibule is currently being painted by artist Rachel Goodman, who is creating a “Saskatchewan through the Seasons” mural.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to make the shopping experience better, and we can’t wait to show everyone the finished result in November.”
