Josh Foeller, of Spencer, Iowa checks new inventory of one of the hundreds of new items in the pet supplies area at the Menards store in Spencer. The department recently expanded into what had been an area devoted to construction materials.
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The Menards store in Spencer, Iowa has expanded its display space for millwork, siding and roofing materials, and special order materials, by increasing storage space to a new second level space, and moving some materials to storage outside.
SPENCER, Iowa -- Menards recently completed remodeling projects averaging about $2 million per store at its northern Iowa stores in Sioux City, Spencer and Mason City.
The improvements provide more retail shelf space by adding second floor storage space throughout much of each store. The projects started in 2017, with a large drive-thru warehouse to expand our full-service lumberyard.
“We also added a mezzanine for more storage and more shelving so we could add thousands of products; expanded our garden center, which created great displays and space for more landscaping, and lawn & garden inventory; improved our customer order pick-up area, which created more convenience for our customers; and developed a larger assortment of kitchen displays that showcase cabinets, countertops, appliances, lighting and more," said Dale Dickman, general manager of the Spencer store.
“The increase in the number of displays and products is very noticeable when guests set foot in our stores. The reaction has been extremely positive and shoppers seem to really like all the changes we’ve made,” Dickman added.
New, more energy-efficient lighting has been added in all areas as well.
Menards, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based family-owned home improvement outlet, operates 307 home improvement outlets in 14 Midwest states, including; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Eleven new stores are scheduled to open in 2018, in Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
The current Sioux City store was built in 1999, and the Spencer location followed in 2006.
In addition to its main warehouse in Eau Claire, Menards also has three other warehouse locations, in Holiday City, Ohio; Plano, Ill.; and Shelby, Iowa.
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Josh Foeller, of Spencer, Iowa checks new inventory of one of the hundreds of new items in the pet supplies area at the Menards store in Spencer. The department recently expanded into what had been an area devoted to construction materials.
The Menards store in Spencer, Iowa has expanded its display space for millwork, siding and roofing materials, and special order materials, by increasing storage space to a new second level space, and moving some materials to storage outside.
