Presidents Message – March 2016

In the Summer of 2015 Joe DiPinto and his senior management team attended the FOASC members meeting and announced the planned remodeling of the Greater Los Angeles zone stores. The program “ETA” (Expand The Assortment) was later added to the remodeling plans. Phase one has since been completed, and the second phase of the remodeling, including the ETA project, will begin soon. The remodeling projects consist of relocating central sales counters against the wall, new floors, taller vault doors, new exterior store signs (if permitted by local ordinance), new wall coverings and electronic hot foods menu. If a particular store…