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Runnings'
opening
goes
smoothly
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- With a soft opening that went beautifully, Runnings is looking forward to its official grand opening in mid-May
Dennis Jensen, director of marketing and advertising for Runnings corporation, said customer comments after the opening April 12 have all been "positive."
Those positive comments from customers ranged from how large the store is to how friendly the staff is. Customers are very appreciate that the 105,000-square-foot store is pet friendly.
"We were very excited to hear the comments," Jensen said.
Grand opening week will be May 16 through 20, he said, with the official ribbon cutting set for 9 a.m. May 18.
Jensen said that all of the employees are local. There are 22 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees.
This was in line with previous stores hiring policy --- hiring locals.
Jensen said that the rehabilitation of the former Kmart building off Rt. 44 went very well. The Putnam Runnings is one of the larger Runnings stores.
The corporation began opening stores in the northeast in 2014 and "learned a lot in the last four years. We came up with a plan that works and we just followed the (rehabilitation) plan," Jensen said.
The Minnesota-based chain is a home, farm and outdoors store. It in carries clothing, footwear, sporting goods, home and food, pets, tools, home improvement, lawn and garden, outdoor, power equipment, ranch and farm, auto and toys.