SHENANDOAH - The shell of the new Family Dollar in Shenandoah is almost complete for interior work to begin soon in preparation of the store opening in the first quarter of 2014.
The construction work can be seen to the west of Boyer's Food Market and Domino's Pizza on West Centre Street. Lucky's Deli and Kielbasy Shop is located to the west.
"Family Dollar provides value and convenience in easy-to-shop neighborhood locations, and we are excited to bring a store to Shenandoah," Family Dollar Community Affairs Specialist Cliff Cermak said Tuesday.
Family Dollar had a presence in the borough before, opening first in downtown Shenandoah on North Main Street and later moving to the Gold Star Plaza. The plaza store closed two years ago.
Family Dollar has five stores in Schuylkill County: Minersville, Pottsville, Tamaqua, Tremont and Hegins. The company was founded in 1959 by entrepreneur Leon Levine in Charlotte, N.C., and has 7,600 stores in 45 states with 50,000 employees.
Cermak said the Shenandoah store will be within the average of most of the company's stores.
"Our stores average 7,500 square feet," he said. "Because of the smaller size of our stores, we're able to locate our stores closer to where our customers live."
The 1.2 acres of land was sold in April by H.J.J.T. Family Limited Partnership, to which members of the Boyer family belong, and FIDC XXI LLC, which represents Family Dollar, for $100,000.
"The store will be open in early 2014 - late February to mid-March," Cermak said.
The company is accepting job applications online.
"Family Dollar employs eight to 10 'team members' per store," Cermak said. "Folks from the community interested in working for Family Dollar may log on to www.familydollar.com, then select 'Careers' to apply. We hire from within the communities we serve, as we look to be a good neighborhood partner. Family Dollar provides value and convenience in easy-to-shop neighborhood locations, and we are excited to bring a store to Shenandoah."
Cermac said stores carry national and private brands of food, personal care, cleaning and other items.
"For those in the community that may not be all that familiar with Family Dollar, we have the same national brands, the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Colgate, Tide, etc., as grocery stores and drug stores, and we have quality private brand merchandise, as well," Cermac said. "We have a great assortment of food, including refrigerated and frozen foods, health and beauty aids, apparel, home decor, plus a great assortment of seasonal merchandise and much more. Back to the theme of value and convenience, we provide our customers with easy-to-shop stores, with all of their favorite brands at prices typically lower than grocery, drug and convenience stores."
The store will be open daily, with hours of operation to be announced at a later date.
According to its website, Family Dollar offers customers "a mix of quality name brand products they use everyday; from consumable products such as household paper products and expanded food assortment, to treasures for every home and even quality apparel for men, woman and children. We also offer a mix of seasonal products, greeting cards, gift wrap and more."
Headquartered in Matthews, N.C., just outside of Charlotte, Family Dollar is a Fortune 300 publicly-held company with common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDO. For more information, visit www.familydollar.com.