It's getting closer and closer

Scottsdale Store Manager John Van has been hard at work going over the new store layout plan for our move to 1800 N. Scottsdale Rd. to make sure that we have all of our product in just the right place. He knows what he's doing too! He was involved in the planning and set up of our Gilbert store in 2006, so this is all old hat to him. We couldn't have a more experienced manager to handle this move than John. He has worked for Paul's for the better part of 16 years and has done pretty much every job there is to do for us here, from making screens to Store Manager. John, you rock. Thank you for all of your hard work, with more to come :) If you haven't met John, you need to, so come in to our Scottsdale and Thomas location and say hi.

Speaking of product and where it's going to go at our new digs, the picture here on the right is a view from the front of the new store looking due west. (The building there on the right will be our new corporate offices and service department) See that tower all the way in the back there? That's how far our land goes back to :) So - we are going to use all of that, of course with a roomy parking lot, but we will also have a lot of room back there to stock a larger selection of building materials. WOOt WOOt!!

I just had to post this picture on the left here. I am absolutely in love with these rafters in the retail part of our new location. They are so pretty! We are going to try to keep them natural like they are in this picture and put up white insulation, although the silver backed insulation looks pretty cool here doesn't it?


Well, we are getting closer and closer as the days go by. We are still scheduled to move our corporate offices over in October. We have received the first comments from the City of Scottsdale to work on our final permits to update the exterior of the building and site. So while it won't be forgotten, this will be coming down... soon :)

Decisions, Decisions...

From what color to paint inside and out to where all of our product is going to go - we have a TON of decisions to make for our new building at 1800 N. Scottsdale Rd. - but we are having so much fun doing it! Here I am on the right checking out some color ideas for the warehouse door. Julie already has them picked out for the face of the building. Here's an idea of what it is going to look like. What do you think? :)
 


There have been lots of things going on over there while we have been packing and purging our current corporate offices. They have already put up the metal studs for our corporate offices and technology room.

Here is most of our corporate staff posing with the 'studs' hahaha!

The contractors have also started taking down the dividing walls that were segmenting the old Brueners furniture store to open it up for our nice, huge salesfloor. We are going to have a ton of room.

Along with color choices and who gets which office, there are a few other things we have been considering for our new location. We are currently right next door to Einsteins Bagels, and we are going to miss them terribly.... but what if we had a gourmet coffee and pastry bar in our store? Do you want to run it!!?? or know anyone who does?

We are also considering becoming a certified Stihl dealer, any feedback on that? Can you think of any other line of product we don't stock that you would like to see?

We want to hear from you! Send us an email or comment to this post.

Change

Change is always exciting, we think so anyways :) And watching this building at 1800 N. Scottsdale take shape is very cool. It has been vacant for some time and we have driven by time and again thinking, "That would be a really cool place to move the Scottsdale and Thomas store to. It's still on Scottsdale Road, right next to the Post Office... it's perfect!" And yes it is. Totally perfect.

This isn't the first time we have watched and waited anxiously for a perfect new store location to transform, either from the ground up or remodel like what we are watching now at 1800 North. In fact, watching this has made me quite nostalgic. So I went and dug up some old pictures to share. Hope you enjoy :)


First location ever.
Paul purchased an existing Scottsdale Hardware in April of 1956 
on the NorthWest corner of Scottsdale and Thomas Roads.

Second location ever. It may look a little familiar.
It's currently the Tire Pros on Scottsdale Road.

 

The old Post Office on 4th Street...



became our third location in Scottsdale - I sure miss that building!

Of course from the Old Post Office on 4th Street, we moved to where we are currently at the SouthEast corner of Scottsdale and Thomas Roads, back to our roots. Now, time for more change.