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The crew at auto parts and accessories specialist Repco won’t have far to move when their new Kowhai Falls store opens early next year, as they’re already well established just a stone’s throw away in Morrison Drive.
Branch manager Cayla Cameron-Edgar says although she’ll be sorry to leave Repco’s home of 15 years, it will be great to move somewhere much more spacious in the town’s new retail heart.
“I’m really looking forward to it, it’s really exciting having extra space and more products for our customers” she says. “We’ll have a 50 per cent bigger showroom and double our stock-holding space, so we’ll be able to service customers a lot quicker. It will be more convenient for everyone.”
As well as much more space and stock, Repco Warkworth will be running plenty of opening specials and is planning to start a while-you-wait service to fit light globes, wipers and batteries at the new store.
Cameron-Edgar says the driving force behind the move to Kowhai Falls was to keep up with local population growth and ensure they were best-placed to supply both retail and trade customers without delay.
She said Repco recognised that people wanted to shop local, deal with locals and create growth locally, something she had experienced first-hand since moving to Warkworth two years ago, after three and a half years with the company.
“Warkworth has a great community feel. Everyone seems to know each other, and the customers are always up for a good bit of banter,” she says. “It’s the hardest working team I’ve managed yet, and it really feels more like a family unit than a workplace.”
She says the existing Repco store will remain open until necessary.
“We’ve been a part of the local community here since 2009 and are proud to have been the first auto parts retailer in town,” she says. “I can say there will be little or no disruption when it comes to servicing our customers. We’ll stay open as long as we possibly can and there should be little or no inconvenience for them.”
