{"id":311781,"date":"2019-11-11T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=311781"},"modified":"2019-11-11T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T20:00:16","slug":"payless-superfresh-truckload-store-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/payless-superfresh-truckload-store-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Payless SuperFresh &#038; Truckload Store now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-311781 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/payless-superfresh-truckload-store-now-open\/super-pix-1\/'>Super-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-311782'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the ribbon cutting ceremony of the grand opening of Payless SuperFresh and Truckload Store. From left, Triple J Saipan Inc. marketing manager Valentina Haberman, Triple J Saipan vice president for finance and administration Michael S. Sablan, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, Jones &amp; Guerrero Co. CEO Ramona Jones, Triple J chair and CEO Robert Jones, Lt Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, Triple J president and COO Jeffrey B. Jones, and Triple J Business Development manager Mike Burgess. (Bea Cabrera)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/payless-superfresh-truckload-store-now-open\/super-pix-2\/'>Super-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-311783'>\n\t\t\t\tPayless SuperFresh &amp; Truckload Store is located in Chalan Kanoa besides KFC and Taco Bell and is open daily from 8am to 9pm. (Bea Cabrera)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Triple J Enterprises celebrated the grand opening of its new business Saipan Payless SuperFresh &amp; Truckload Store last Friday in Chalan Kanoa.<\/p>\n<p>The store combines a grocery store that carries a strong organic produce section, meat and poultry, cheeses, a butchery and a deli along with the company\u2019s wholesale business that sells products from K-Mart. <\/p>\n<p>The fusion of the two Triple J businesses in one location aims to give customers a one-stop shopping experience and thus having the opportunity to stand out and get a step up on the competition by giving the community more choices.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening was attended by Triple J management and employees, government and elected officials, business people, and local residents who were all looking forward to the business\u2019 normal operations.<\/p>\n<p>Triple J Enterprises, Inc. CEO and chair Robert H. Jones saw the need to open Payless SuperFresh. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2010, Triple J Enterprises opened Super Fresh Market but it happened during the downtimes of the economy and we pulled back for a while. We concentrated on wholesale items from K-Mart and sold them in the Truckload Store,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now, we see a much stronger need by the community for a store like this and now we are back in the retail business\u2026we thank the government and its agencies, construction crew, vendors, and Triple J employees that helped Triple J put together a great collaboration\u2026 we are looking forward to giving great service and great prices here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Before the grand opening, Payless SuperFresh &amp; Truckload Store had a soft opening starting Tuesday to give the community an idea of what is about to come. Morgan Carrico, general manager for Payless SuperFresh, said that they\u2019ve had great response from the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bringing something exciting and new to the area and the huge  turn out from the soft opening that happened Tuesday to Thursday tells us that the response form the customers have  been 100%  positive especially with the produce and meat departments as they have been doing great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for pricing, we are going to be competitive as much as we can. I would rather sell 100 for a lower price than sell 10 at a higher price\u2026 we also take pride with our organic and vegan options and options are good for the people on island,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a wide array of food items from the mainland and different parts of the world, Payless SuperFresh is also offering locally made products including Saipan\u2019s very own Saipan Snap ginger cookies by local resident Jill Arenovski. <\/p>\n<p>Carrico said that they are open to add locally made products on the shelves. \u201cI would like to encourage residents to be part of the supermarket. They can come here and look for me so we can talk about the local products that they have. We would like to help them promote and make their products known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opening of Payless SuperFresh &amp; Truckload Store is yet another feather on the cap of Jones who is considered one of the pillars of businesses on island today. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Triple J\u2019s new baby and we are very pleased with the outcome of hard work,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are very happy with all the commissaries, the great comments about the store\u2019s appearance, shopping experience and prices, and we look forward to continue serving the people of Saipan and the rest of the CNMI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Triple J Saipan vice president for finance and administration Michael S. Sablan said that the journey to open the store took almost a year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had hiccups with [Super Typhoon Yutu] and finding labor but Mr. Jones saw an opportunity to introduce new ideas in a supermarket and grocery shopping\u2026we are introducing new concepts, we have good operators on island and we are a new player,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from the many service and product options we offer, we are proud to be the first on Saipan to bring motorized grocery carts for the elderly and people with special needs. We want every single individual in the community to have a wonderful shopping experience here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Truckload Store general manager Jay Santos paid homage to the business\u2019 matriarch, the late Margaret Jones, who passed away in June. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn November 5th, she would have celebrated her 80th birthday and that is why we thought opening the store would only be fitting to honor her\u2026 Mrs. Jones played a key role in Triple J\u2019s success over the years\u2026 and her legacy lives on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios said that this new establishment is a big contribution especially in the Chalan Kanoa area. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Mr. Robert Jones decided to reinvigorate Chalan Kanoa,  I believe a lot of us were very hopeful and fully behind his efforts. We see his other business Surf Rider Hotel also soon to open and the community is very happy to see Chalan Kanoa come back to life and also serves as an inspiration to reinvigorate other businesses in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alex Sablan, TanHoldings vice president of Corporate Business Development, said that Payless SuperFresh is a new alternative on island. \u201cI like the variety here as it offers healthy options and it will keep the competition in play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payless SuperFresh &amp; Truckload Store is located beside KFC and Taco Bell in Chalan Kanoa. They are open daily from 8am to 9pm and for more information, call (670) 322-0430.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Triple J Enterprises celebrated the grand opening of its new business Saipan Payless SuperFresh &amp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":310967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-311781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}