‘The wait is over’

UPDATE:

CUSTOMERS of Pennywise could not contain their excitement, when the popular cosmetic store opened their ninth store, and fifth one with a pharmacy at Long Circular Mall in St James, yesterday.

The Long Circular outlet is the second location in Port of Spain joining the Charlotte Street outlet. The other outlets are located in Trincity Mall, Grand Bazaar, Chaguanas, La Romaine, Gulf City, Arima and Tunapuna. The first Pennywise store opened in 1984.

Managing director and CEO of Pennywise Dalvi Paladee and Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon were among those who attended the opening.

Paladee said the long wait is over as he always wanted a store in Long Circular Mall. He said, “This is nothing new for us. We always wanted to be here. For 15 years we waiting for this mall to get space for us.”

Paladee is also glad that the store is located close to an exit in the mall, which will make it easy for stocks to be off loaded. “I needed a place where I could get my goods into the store because bringing in truck loads of goods into a mall is a very tedious thing if you have to walk through the mall. To get a corner spot (is great and) by God’s grace it came.”

After the opening of the Long Circular Mall outlet yesterday, dozens of customers stormed into the store after the ribbon was cut.

Customers said the new outlet is convenient. Sandra Coleman said, “I am happy with it and I am pleased so I don’t have to go into Port of Spain because parking is a problem. I have easy parking here, access to the escalators and elevators if I have baggage.”

Coleman said Pennywise always has affordable prices saying, “The price is right.”
Long time customer Aloise Narine agreed. “I have no problems with them. I just love shopping Pennywise because of their prices and they have a wide variety of everything that I need,” Narine said.

Savie Singh is also happy that Pennywise decided to open the new store. “This is something I was waiting for, for a very long time. The closest to me (before) was Charlotte Street and you cannot get parking and when a bucket of rain fall there are floods. For many years I was saying, ‘Why they don’t open one in Long Circular.’ I am so happy.”

Gopee-Scoon congratulated the owners of Pennywise. Gopee-Scoon said, “On behalf of the Government of TT I wish to congratulate the company’s management and the achievement of what demonstrates continued confidence in the local economy by the business community and as the company expands its local footprint, it is also increasing its contribution to the national economy and this accomplishment is always appreciated.”

ORIGINAL STORY:

POPULAR cosmetic store Pennywise opened their ninth store and fifth one with a pharmacy at Long Circular Mall in St James today.

The Long Circular outlet is the second location in the Port of Spain area joining the Charlotte Street outlet.

The other outlets are located in Trincity Mall, Grand Bazaar, Chaguanas, La Romaine, Gulf City, Arima and Tunapuna.

After the opening of the Long Circular Mall outlet today, dozens of customers stormed into the store after the ribbon was cut. Among those who attended the opening were managing director and CEO of Pennywise Dalvi Paladee and Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon.