Clinton News Record, 2014-12-10, Page 19Dave Flaherty Goderich Signal Star
Staff cut the ribbon at a special ceremony on Thurs., Dec. 4 to recognize the renovations made to Goderich
Walmart.
Expanded Walmart officially opens
Dave Flaherty
Goderich Signal Star
Goderich Walmart officially
unveiled its expanded store last
week.
The store held a special cere-
mony on Thurs., Dec. 4.
Store manager Mike Tapping
said they now offer fresh pro-
duce, fresh meat, bakery and
have expanded deli, dairy and
frozen sections.
There were also complete
upgrades made in the cosmetics
department and the pharmacy.
In all, Tapping said the reno-
vations took about five months
to complete and the store stayed
open throughout.
"I want to thank all the (store)
associates, without you we
wouldn't have been able to do
it;' Tapping said while address-
ing employees last week at the
store.
"We said it would be tough.
You should be proud because it
is amazing," Tapping added.
Tapping told The Signal Star
that they were able to hire approx-
imately 40 new employees
because of the expansion into a
"superstore"
Central Huron mayor Jim
Ginn said he wouldn't be sur-
prised if a lot of people didn't
realize Walmart was actually
located in Central Huron.
However, he said the impact of
the store goes behind municipal
boundaries.
"Obviously, jobs and com-
merce flow across communities.
Municipal boundaries don't
matter, jobs matter. We certainly
appreciate the commitment of
Walmart, Congratulations,"
Ginn said.
Outgoing Huron County War-
den Joe Steffler offered his con-
gratulations as well.
"Walmart is a big part of
Huron County," Steffler said.
Tapping said they had store
associates, managers and other
staff from many other stores
who assisted with the store
renovations.
The renovations coincide with
the business's 20th anniversary
in Huron County.
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