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Saturday 29 OctOber 2022
Get it ALL done at Do It Center and Super Do It Center & Groceries
Noord – Sometimes all we need
is one place where we can do
all our shopping at once. Well,
Do it center and Super Do it Cen-
ter Groceries has it all. This is the
largest, local owned Do it Cen-
ter in the Caribbean and best of
all a 100% locally owned family
business.
How it all began
It was 1938 when Mr. Eric Ponson
started his journey at General Ricky, Kenneth, Corine and Frans
are the fruits of this marriage.
Store. Ponson did not hesitate
and decided to buy General Kenneth and Frans however, de-
cided to further develop their fa-
Store. Buying a store and thus
going from employee to own- ther’s legacy and continued with
their mother’s dream to expand
er of a business with a debt of
11.000 guilders was not an easy the business. An expansion not
in square feet only, but in mer-
task.
chandize as well. A great oppor-
tunity presented itself when the
As the saying goes: “Behind ev-
ery successful man, is a strong Ponson family was able to buy
a piece of property across from
woman”. In the case of Ponson,
this was no different. As General the airport. In 2007 the Ponson
family moved into their brand
Store progressed and slowly be-
came successful, Mrs. Irene Pon- new and huge building
son, came in to assist her hus-
band. Irene Ponson is a visionary, After a successful opening and Store as successful as it is today. bathroom, living room or kitch-
expansion, Kenneth and Frans
she knew exactly where and en. For your garden they have a
how to invest and within a short who inherited their mothers vi- Super Do It Center Shaba & Gro- wide selection of durable furni-
sion, decided that General Store
amount of time in 1970, General ceries ture specially made for our tropi-
Store moved to a better location was ready for yet another ex- Located in Shaba, Noord. This is cal climate. Take a walk around
pansion. With the support of Mr.
at the Steenweg. This aloud for a the last sibling of the Do It Cen- and find some treasures. Find
lot more merchandize, products Tom Barfell and management of ter family. Here you will be able the perfect accessory for your
Do it Best in the States, the con-
and employees. Supply and de- to find anything you are looking house, fitted for your personality
mand was as such, that Gener- struction of Do it Center com- for. The building is divided into and style. Modern, elegant, retro
menced.
al Store became the number 1 several departments from home industrial, whatever your style is
electrical business. Business kept Fast forward to today. A Do it to hardware to groceries. Every- you will definitely find something
Center in Aruba, with more than
going so well that the location at thing under one roof. for your personal taste.
the Steenweg became too small 50.000 top of the line items for in- Groceries? Visit the fully stocked Do it Center Shaba is open from
terior as well exterior use, build-
and was moved later to Dakota supermarket with fresh fruits and Monday to Saturday from 8AM
Shopping Paradise and later to ing materials, STO products and vegetables and high class meat to 8PM and on Sunday’s from
a top of the line grocery store.
Pedro Gallego Straat. With this selections. Highly known prod- 9AM to 6PM.
move, an expansion was de- Perseverance, responsibility, vi- ucts and brands are here for you
sion and the courage to invest
cided upon and an electronics to grab. Every week Do It Center For more information go to
store in Savaneta was opened. have made Ponson’s General Groceries offers its weekly spe- www.doit.aw.q
General Store still being very cial on selected items. Weekly
successful was ready for more specials are very popular and a
growth. perfect chance for you to buy
your favorite products at a re-
duced price.
Need a home makeover?
Do not skip the furniture depart-
ment “Leenbakker”. Here, you
will find a divine collection of
European furniture, worldwide
known for their modern and styl-
ish features for your bedroom,
