Sherburne Big M completes acquisition of former Great American store
SHERBURNE – The Village of Sherburne will welcome a newly-expanded and relocated Big M grocery store this coming spring.
Manager and owner Jim Fowler said the acquisition of the former Great American located a mile up Main Street from the Big M was completed on Dec. 18. Plans are for an early May opening of the new store.
A delivery of coolers, cases, shelving, signs and other interior displays was recently received on site and contractors are busy with the building’s renovations. The new location increases the Big M’s capacity for perishable goods with twice as many produce offerings, three times as much dairy, four times as much frozen food, and doubles the size of its former bakery.
“We’ll definitely be offering more variety and more selection,” said Fowler.
The proposed purchase and move to the larger space was announced early last year.
In addition, motorists will be able to pump gasoline and have access to other fuel products. Fowler said customers will be offered a 10 percent discount at the pump for every $50 of groceries purchased inside.
The new store could result over time in the addition of five or six more employees to the current roster of 40. Fowler credited the community, the Village of Sherburne and NBT bank for support of his family’s latest endeavor.
“We are very pleased that the Fowler family is making this investment in Sherburne,” said Acee. “It is becoming increasingly more difficult to keep small businesses alive in small towns, and we are lucky to have this store here.
Fowler said his parents, Rogers and Gloria Fowler of Sherburne, plan to sell the store they bought back in 1973 once it is vacated. Mayor Acee said he hoped such a sale would create a domino effect of retailers moving into the southwest quadrant of the village.
“There is a whole thing that goes with the Big M. If things go right, it could initiate a little domino effect. Things could happen,” Acee said, adding that the village would be applying for another downtown revitalization grant this year.
A possible tenant for the village’s new business park was forced to back off the move last year. The nation’s economic downturn can be blamed, the mayor said. No new tenants are on the horizon currently, but Acee said he sees some slight signs that the local business climate is improving.
Village food shoppers may currently purchase groceries from the Big M and Skip’s Market.
Fowler said the Big M typically draws customers from throughout the northern parts of Chenango County. Referring to the possible closure of P&C Markets in downtown Norwich, Fowler said there would be one less store to compete with, but that the loss would be “devastating for the City of Norwich.”
Manager and owner Jim Fowler said the acquisition of the former Great American located a mile up Main Street from the Big M was completed on Dec. 18. Plans are for an early May opening of the new store.
A delivery of coolers, cases, shelving, signs and other interior displays was recently received on site and contractors are busy with the building’s renovations. The new location increases the Big M’s capacity for perishable goods with twice as many produce offerings, three times as much dairy, four times as much frozen food, and doubles the size of its former bakery.
“We’ll definitely be offering more variety and more selection,” said Fowler.
The proposed purchase and move to the larger space was announced early last year.
In addition, motorists will be able to pump gasoline and have access to other fuel products. Fowler said customers will be offered a 10 percent discount at the pump for every $50 of groceries purchased inside.
The new store could result over time in the addition of five or six more employees to the current roster of 40. Fowler credited the community, the Village of Sherburne and NBT bank for support of his family’s latest endeavor.
“We are very pleased that the Fowler family is making this investment in Sherburne,” said Acee. “It is becoming increasingly more difficult to keep small businesses alive in small towns, and we are lucky to have this store here.
Fowler said his parents, Rogers and Gloria Fowler of Sherburne, plan to sell the store they bought back in 1973 once it is vacated. Mayor Acee said he hoped such a sale would create a domino effect of retailers moving into the southwest quadrant of the village.
“There is a whole thing that goes with the Big M. If things go right, it could initiate a little domino effect. Things could happen,” Acee said, adding that the village would be applying for another downtown revitalization grant this year.
A possible tenant for the village’s new business park was forced to back off the move last year. The nation’s economic downturn can be blamed, the mayor said. No new tenants are on the horizon currently, but Acee said he sees some slight signs that the local business climate is improving.
Village food shoppers may currently purchase groceries from the Big M and Skip’s Market.
Fowler said the Big M typically draws customers from throughout the northern parts of Chenango County. Referring to the possible closure of P&C Markets in downtown Norwich, Fowler said there would be one less store to compete with, but that the loss would be “devastating for the City of Norwich.”
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