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Saturday 7 OctOber 2023
Get it ALL done at Do It Center and Super Do It Center & Groceries
store in Savaneta was opened. Groceries? Visit the fully stocked
General Store still being very supermarket with fresh fruits and
successful was ready for more vegetables and high class meat
growth. selections. Highly known prod-
ucts and brands are here for you
Ricky, Kenneth, Corine and Frans to grab. Every week Do It Center
are the fruits of this marriage. Groceries offers its weekly spe-
Kenneth and Frans however, cial on selected items. Weekly
decided to further develop their specials are very popular and a
father’s legacy and continued perfect chance for you to buy
with their mother’s dream to your favorite products at a re-
expand the business. An ex- duced price.
pansion not in square feet only,
but in merchandize as well. A Need a home makeover?
great opportunity presented it- Do not skip the furniture depart-
self when the Ponson family was ment “Leenbakker”. Here, you
Noord – Sometimes all we need woman”. In the case of Ponson, able to buy a piece of property will find a divine collection of
is one place where we can do this was no different. As General across from the airport. In 2007 European furniture, worldwide
all our shopping at once. Well, Store progressed and slowly be- the Ponson family moved into known for their modern and styl-
Do it center and Super Do it Cen- came successful, Mrs. Irene Pon- their brand new and huge build- ish features for your bedroom,
ter Groceries has it all. This is the son, came in to assist her hus- ing bathroom, living room or kitch-
largest, local owned Do it Cen- band. Irene Ponson is a visionary, en. For your garden they have a
ter in the Caribbean and best of she knew exactly where and After a successful opening and wide selection of durable furni-
all a 100% locally owned family how to invest and within a short expansion, Kenneth and Frans ture specially made for our tropi-
business. amount of time in 1970, General who inherited their mothers vi- cal climate. Take a walk around
Store moved to a better location sion, decided that General Store and find some treasures. Find
How it all began at the Steenweg. This aloud for a was ready for yet another ex- the perfect accessory for your
It was 1938 when Mr. Eric Ponson lot more merchandize, products pansion. With the support of Mr. house, fitted for your personality
started his journey at General and employees. Supply and de- Tom Barfell and management of and style. Modern, elegant, retro
Store. Ponson did not hesitate mand was as such, that Gener- Do it Best in the States, the con- industrial, whatever your style is
and decided to buy General al Store became the number 1 struction of Do it Center com- you will definitely find something
Store. Buying a store and thus electrical business. Business kept menced. for your personal taste.
going from employee to own- going so well that the location at Fast forward to today. A Do it Do it Center Shaba is open from
er of a business with a debt of the Steenweg became too small Center in Aruba, with more than Monday to Saturday from 8AM
11.000 guilders was not an easy and was moved later to Dakota 50.000 top of the line items for to 8PM and on Sunday’s from
task. Shopping Paradise and later to interior as well exterior use, build- 9AM to 6PM.
Pedro Gallego Straat. With this ing materials, STO products and
As the saying goes: “Behind ev- move, an expansion was de- a top of the line grocery store. For more information go to www.
ery successful man, is a strong cided upon and an electronics Perseverance, responsibility, vi- doit.aw.q
sion and the courage to invest
have made Ponson’s General
Store as successful as it is today.
Super Do It Center Shaba & Gro-
ceries
Located in Shaba, Noord. This is
the last sibling of the Do It Cen-
ter family. Here you will be able
to find anything you are looking
for. The building is divided into
several departments from home
to hardware to groceries. Every-
thing under one roof.
