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BY ROGER LARSENOF THE PLAINSMANRandall Foods will nearly double its store size with a new supermarket in South Huron, the manager said this morning.Construction beings next month onland south of Centennial Road east ofHighway 37, Kevin Scheel said.The 32-store supermarket chain based in Mitchell has had a store in Huron for 40 years.And the president and chairman of the board said recent gains made by the city prompted Randall stores Inc. to make the decision to build a new store.Huron had really shown signs of progress in the past few years and we’re very happy to be a part of the growth, Ronald Randall said in a news release.Randall said the new store, which he described as State-of-the-art” in the supermarket industry, will be 40,000square feet. That compares with the current 24,800 square-foot facility at 1950 Dakota Ave. S.There are no plans at this time for Randall’s to share space with another retailer in its new location, Scheel said. Randall’s will close its current store when the new supermarket is finished, he said.Randall’s now shares building space with Lewis Drug. There has been no word on possible replacements for the current Randall’s location.Final interior construction plans are still being drafted by the general contractor, Ankeny Construction of Blue Earth,Minn., Scheel said.But he said the new store will feature an expanded delicatessen and bakery department adjacent to a restaurant.The meat department will include a smokehouse and sausage shop, full-service fresh meat case.in newThe delicatessen will have more of aScheel said the store’s facadeself-service area with much greater resembles that of the Mitchell store.selection of meats, cheeses and salads,Randall Stores, Inc. began as aScheel said.partnership between F. D. “Doc RandallA larger produce department will offer and Burdeil Spies in 1950.bulk and packaged produce. AdditionalTwo years later, Randall and Spiesfeatures include a floral department, divided their interests to form separateMoose Brothers pizza shop, expanded companies.frozen and dairy departments and aRandall’s opened its first Huron store indrive-through pickup lane.1953 at 1659 Dakota Ave. S. In 1967,Also, the new store will have an in- Randall’s moved to its current location.store satellite for banking services.The corporation has more than 3,000The parking lot will have spaces for employees and 32 stores in South260 cars, more than double the current Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,lot which has room for 110 vehicles.Kentucky, Illinois and Iowa.All areas of the new Randall’s willScheel said the new store is expectedincorporate the latest technology and will to be open this fall.be completely handicap accessible,We’re just going to be able to offer acorporation President Randall said in the much better variety in everynews release.department,” he said.The workforce will grow from about 85to about 105 at the new supermarket,Scheel said.
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Huron Plainsman
Huron, South Dakota, US
Wed, May 12, 1993
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