“It gave us more time to hire, more time to train. “Rather than scramble around and push to open, we extended the date by 30 days,” Prescott said. “We want people excited about grocery shopping,” he said.įresh Thyme was originally expected to open in January, but pushed the date to February to ensure an adequate staffing. It was wall-to-wall.”Įven people who don't typically enjoy grocery shopping appeared to be excited to try the new store, which Prescott said is a company goal. First couple of hours, you couldn't even move in this place. “We do that every time we open a store, but we had probably three times that many people out here today,” Prescott said. The store in the Cranberry Commons plaza on Route 228 contributed to its own popularity by giving out “about 250 bags of free groceries” to the day's first customers. “The line stretched from the front door past Lowe's.” and there were already about 50 people here,” Prescott said. Wednesday morning, a new grocery store in the township already had a line of about 700 people eagerly waiting.įresh Thyme, a health food store that celebrated its grand opening Wednesday in Cranberry Township, had served somewhere between 4,000 to 5,000 customers by 2 p.m., said Floyd Prescott, store director.
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