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LOCAL Saturday 26 March 2022

Get it ALL done at Do It Center and Super Do It Center & Groceries

Noord – Sometimes all we need is one place to expand the business. An expansion not in ket with fresh fruits and vegetables and high
where we can do all our shopping at once. square feet only, but in merchandize as well. class meat selections. Highly known products
Well, Do it center and Super Do it Center Gro- A great opportunity presented itself when and brands are here for you to grab. Every
ceries has it all. This is the largest, local owned the Ponson family was able to buy a piece of week Do It Center Groceries offers you great
Do it Center in the Caribbean and best of all property across from the airport. In 2007 the discount on selected items. Weekly specials
a 100% locally owned family business. Ponson family moved into their brand new are very popular and a perfect chance for
and huge building. Ponson’s General Store you to buy your favorite products at a re-
How it all began now had an electrical department, as house- duced price.
It was 1938 when Mr. Eric Ponson started his wares department, a paint department and Need a home makeover? Do not skip the fur-
journey at General Store. Ponson did not hes- a hardware department. niture department “Leenbakker”. Here, you
itate and decided to buy General Store. Buy- will find a divine collection of European furni-
ing a store and thus going from employee After a successful opening and expansion, ture, worldwide known for their modern and
to owner of a business with a debt of 11.000 Kenneth and Frans who inherited their moth- stylish features for your bedroom, bathroom,
guilders was not an easy task. ers vision, decided that General Store was living room or kitchen. For your garden they
ready for yet another expansion.With the have a wide selection of durable furniture
As the saying goes: “Behind every successful support of Mr. Tom Barfell and management specially made for our tropical climate. Take
man, is a strong woman”. In the case of Pon- of Do it Best in the States, the construction of a walk around and find some treasures. Find
son, this was no different. As General Store Do it Center commenced. the perfect accessory for your house, fitted
progressed and slowly became successful, Fast forward to today. A Do it Center in Aruba, for your personality and style. Modern, el-
Mrs. Irene Ponson, came in to assist her hus- with more than 50.000 top of the line items for egant, retro industrial, whatever your style is
band. Irene Ponson is a visionary, she knew interior as well exterior use, building materials, you will definitely find something for your per-
exactly where and how to invest and within STO products and a top of the line grocery sonal taste.
a short amount of time in 1970, General Store store. Perseverance, responsibility, vision and Feeling hungry? Take a break and relax at
moved to a better location at the Steenweg. the courage to invest have made Ponson’s the ‘Deli’. Savor a delicious lunch or a sand-
This aloud for a lot more merchandize, prod- General Store as successful as it is today. wich with a cup of coffee or perhaps a wrap.
ucts and employees. Supply and demand If you are a sweet tooth you will not be able
was as such, that General Store became the Super Do It Center Shaba & Groceries to just skip the great variety of desserts they
number 1 electrical business. Business kept Located in Shaba, Noord. This is the last sib- have. So tempting!
going so well that the location at the Steen- ling of the Do It Center family. Here you will
weg became too small and was moved later be able to find anything you are looking for. Do it Center Shaba is open from Monday to
to Dakota Shopping Paradise and later to The building is divided into several depart- Saturday from 8AM to 8PM and on Sunday’s
Pedro Gallego Straat. With this move, an ex- ments from home to hardware to groceries. from 9AM to 6PM.
pansion was decided upon and an electron- Everything under one roof.
ics store in Savaneta was opened. General Groceries? Visit the fully stocked supermar- For more information go to www.doit.aw.q
Store still being very successful was ready for
more growth.

Ricky, Kenneth, Corine and Frans are the fruits
of this marriage. Kenneth and Frans however,
decided to further develop their father’s leg-
acy and continued with their mother’s dream