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Service is a word that crops up a lot when the new owner of the Four Square in Matakana, Omar Amiri, talks about his plans for the store.
“I want to be a local hero,” he says.
He says this means helping elderly customers take their groceries to their car, supporting the school and going that extra mile to make shopping in the store the best experience possible.
Amiri has taken over from David Wyman. However, he is no stranger to the grocery trade. He ran a Four Square in Ruawai for four-and-a-half years and, more recently, a Four Square in Red Beach.
Amiri recently won a Foodstuffs’ Excellence overall values award, which focuses on the cooperatives core values of Think Customer, In it Together, Be Courageous and Above the Line.
“It’s a bit of a dream come true to be moving to Matakana. I’ve visited many times over the years and always felt there was a real sense of community here.”
The Matakana store employs 25 full-time, part-time and casual staff, and its recent re-design makes it one of the most modern stores in New Zealand.
Still to come will be hot meals, fresh coffee, rotisserie chicken, sushi and other café-style food choices.
Amiri says the store already stocks a lot of locally sourced products and he is keen to expand on this range.
“If anyone has any ideas of what they would like to see in the store, then please come and see me. I’m very keen to get feedback from customers.”
