Monday, August 23, 2010

Stephens Supply cuts behind Stock

In Fuquay-Varina, a Broad Street establishment is scaling at the at the back of the operation as the economy takes the fee on nonetheless an one some-more internal business.

Stephens Supply Co. will close down dual of the 3 groups today.

The association has been handling for 75 years and began as a hardware and feed store, pronounced CEO Wayne Carver.

Over the years, it combined construction reserve in a integrate of warehouses at the at the back of the store and a lighting multiplication opposite the street.

After today, usually the hardware storewhich is right away an ACE and is at 405 Broad St.will remain.

"We"re going at the at the back of to the roots," Carver said. "Theres only not a lot of construction wake up right now."

The lighting core will be sealed for a week and afterwards proceed a going-out-of-business sale on Thursday. The construction supply commercial operation will simply close, with Stephens offered the materials at the at the back of to vendors or to alternative companies.

After that, Stephens will see to franchise both spaces and an one some-more room down the street. In all, the some-more than 60,000 block feet of space.

The companys payroll will go from 55 to 15.

"We only motionless that the generation of the downturn had been as well prolonged and we dont see any finish to it," Carver said. "We only motionless it was not unsentimental to cling to it out for the return" of the construction business.

In Wake Forest, an one some-more eccentric commercial operation owners is perplexing to cling to on.

Jimmy Keith operates the Keiths Service Station at 13041 Falls of Neuse Road, nearby the intersection with Old N.C. 98.

It has been in the Keith family for 75 years and was anExxon hire until recently.

However, about a year ago, Keith had to take his gas armoured column out of the belligerent and stop offered gas. Since then, commercial operation in his little store has forsaken by roughly half. Now with plans to reroute N.C. 98, Keith is fearful his commercial operation will humour even more.

"We"ve got a little old faithfuls," pronounced Keith, who is 59. "But if you"re not offered gas, people are not going to stop."

So, Keith is perplexing to progress sales by adding to his offerings.

He has reopened the lunch opposite that used to work at the at the back of the family store. It has been renamed JKs Lunch Room.

Buying closer to the main road, he says, is not an option.

"A store similar to this on a bustling highwaytheres no revelation how most it would cost," he said. "We"re only not peaceful to do that right now."

Other items: DollarWise is open in Forestville Crossing at U.S. 401 and Forestville Road in northeast Raleigh. ... Curves health bar is open at 746 Haddon Hall Drive in Apex. ... Rudinos Pizza & Grinders Sports Corner is open at Edwards Mill and Duraleigh roads in the Olde Raleigh Village Shopping Center. ... My Cup Overflows Tea Cottage is open at 5024 Old Wake Forest Road in Raleigh. The store sells present equipment and offers tea service. It is open Tuesday by Saturday.

sue.stock, 919-829-4649 or takingstock.newsobserver.com

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