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The renovations at are now complete, and store manager Ed Nelms is excited customers can finally enjoy the new and refreshed shopping experience.
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What can you expect at the newly renovated store?
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Supporting the community through challenging times
Nelms has been a store manager with Thrifty Foods for decades, and he says the COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any other challenge in his career.
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Thrifty Foods has strong partnerships with community groups and non-profits, and Nelms says those programs have continued despite the pandemic.
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Find Thrifty Foods Colwood at , open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.