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Steady stream of customers as PriceSmart Portmore opens today

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It took a lot of hands and scissors to cut the ribbon to officially open PriceSmart Portmore in St Catherine this morning (April 12). (Photo: Facebook @PriceSmart Jamaica)

Several residents of Portmore, St Catherine in Jamaica were early out today (April 12) to shop at PriceSmart’s new location in the municipality, which officially opened its doors for the first time to customers this morning.

The store, the second PriceSmart location in Jamaica, has been eagerly anticipated by residents of Jamaica’s Sunshine City, as dozens were lined up outside awaiting the 8:00 am opening. Three of those early shoppers, all sisters, ventured from as far as Ewarton in St Catherine, which would be 44 kilometres away, to shop.

The sisters, Coleen Clarke Stephens, Tamara Redwood and Julian Rhone, reportedly left their homes at 4:00 am to be the first persons at the door. Shopping has been consistent throughout the day with a pick-up expected throughout the week and into the Easter holidays.

PROJECTING SUCCESS

With membership numbers already exceeding expectations, Dhanraj Mahabir, PriceSmart’s senior vice president of operations, is projecting “success” for the retail membership club’s second location in Jamaica.

He was addressing a virtual press conference on April 8, ahead of today’s opening of the new location.

The investment in PriceSmart Portmore exceeds US$20 million with 180 persons being directly employed. The 50th club location was built in Portmore, St Catherine on 20,000 square metres of land.

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