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Lowes Foods’ expansion, remodel will bring big changes to store
Photo by Kristin Kubly
Jeff Bean, store manager of Lowes Foods in Oak Ridge, is excited about the store’s upcoming expansion and remodel.
OAK RIDGE – The town of Oak Ridge recently approved an amendment to its development ordinance which will allow Lowes Foods in the Oak Ridge Commons shopping center to expand by several thousand square feet. This will be no ordinary expansion, however. The entire look and feel of the store is going to change.
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Lowes Foods manager, Jeff Bean, says the store is planning a transformation similar to a prototype recently completed in Clemmons. “There will definitely be an emphasis on local products from Greensboro, Oak Ridge, Kernersville and the surrounding area, which is something we have already established here at this location,” he says. The local area will be celebrated even in the names of the registers, which are going to be named after Oak Ridge streets.
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