Friday, February 17, 2012
Word of the inexpensive store specials drew in a crowd Friday.
On Friday, the first thing customers saw when they entered Best Market in the Holmdel Commons shopping center on Grand Opening Day was loads of produce on sale like sweet strawberries (.79 for a 16 oz. package), golden pineapples ($1.99) and asparagus ($1.99 lb.) Baked bread was in the air. Pop music played on the store's speakers. Boar's Head deli samples on little toothpicks were proffered. Everywhere, red shopping carts and pull-along baskets inched along between the aisles and displays, and shoppers took their time, taking it all in. The last time some of them were here the place was a Top Tomato supermarket. "It's wonderful," said Sara Getachew, a self-described bargain hunter who drove all the way from Eatontown to check out Best …
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Workers are busy hanging signs, erecting shelves, and readying the store.
With ten days left to go before the grand opening, workers on Tuesday were busily preparing the huge Best Market store for its first day of business. "We plan to open February 17," said Jonathan Sender, the marketing and advertising director. Located in the former Top Tomato supermarket in the Holmdel Commons off Route 35, Best Market will try to compete for attention on a corridor already well-stocked with supermarkets like A&P Fresh, Aldi, Costco, and Pathmark. (Foodtown of Hazlet said it will close Feb. 25.) Their store's image already has a distinctive feel, thanks to the retro-style signage featuring evoking the 1950s housewife and farming life. On Feb. 7, slick posters were laid out on a table, waiting to be hung. The big idea, …
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
New York-based grocery opening mid-February in "Top Tomato" former location.
Best Market, a new grocery store opening in the former Top Tomato location in the Holmdel Commons, is looking to hire staff to fill 70 full-time and part-time positions. Staffing Manager Jeff Pai said he is looking for people in all departments. He said he needs managers in nine departments in the roughly 30,000 square-foot store. He also needs about a dozen cashiers, four porters to do maintenance work, and a small army to wrap meat, stock produce, fill dairy cases, and help customers at deli counters, seafood, and bakery departments. "Our salaries are definitely competitive with a lot of the retail stores'," said Pai on Thursday, from Long Island headquarters. "We usually don't like to start at minimum wage, especially is someone has …
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