Wall demo marks another step toward shopping efficiency for Springs Food Market and Jensen’s True Value customers
Moving right along on schedule, Monday served as an important milestone for Jensen’s True Value and Springs Food Market, as wall demolition between the grocery store and former museum building signals a step closer to the goal of both businesses serving customers under one roof.
“We are done with deconstruction, now construction begins,” said Ryan Jensen, owner of Jensen’s True Value and Springs Food Market alongside his sister Lisa Younie. “We are still open for business at the old True Value with plenty of paint, tools, office supplies and greeting card inventory available for customers.”
Following months of behindthe- scenes work and carefullyplanned logistics, the mutually beneficial plan for two longtime Jerauld County entities to swap buildings on Main Street was solidified last week as the Jerauld County Pioneer museum was emptied and put into storage at its new location.
With the green light on budgetary items for the nonprofit, the museum board that had been lacking sufficient space for the plethora of historic items regularly donated and brought to the museum decided it would be a win-win to make the move.
A win for the museum, enabling many possibilities when it comes to space so that the board can make their vision of expansion and interactive displays a reality. A gain for Jensen and Younie, to run both of their businesses within one building.
“We run a lot of duplicates in hardware, grocery and variety — in a sense we are competing with ourselves wanting to carry those things at both places for the convenience of the customer,” Jensen said. “Plus we will be able to be a one-stop shop for many different items, making it handier for customers to not have to visit two different places in town. We hope it drives up sales so we can give even more back to the community.”
Now that the three walls measuring 19 inches thick have been opened up between the buildings, electrical and ceiling work are next on the to-do list.
Jensen and Younie said that carpet will be coming in the next two weeks and in the meantime, their construction crew of dad Craig Jensen, brother Cory Jensen and Dale Wolfcale are hard at work to make the April 15 target move-in deadline.
“We feel like we are on schedule — we’re trying to move only once without unloading twice,” explained Jensen. “We want to thank our dad, brother and Dale Wolfcale for making our vision become a reality.”
Younie adds that they appreciate customers and their patience as they make the transition.
“I keep reminding everyone that it has to get messy before it gets better,” Younie said with a smile.
