Roses comes up smelling like ‘ well, like roses

Roses officials had high hopes for the store’s first few days of business, which began Thursday with opening day. It turns out, they were not disappointed.

‘We’ve been doing better than we thought we would do,’ said store manager Chad Jones. ‘The store has been busy and everything has run smoothly.’

Chad was obviously pleased to see people lined up to get in the door on opening day. He said between 10 and 11 a.m. Thursday has been the store’s busiest hour thus far with all seven registers open and humming.

Asked if it’s too early to see any sales trends developing, Chad said clothing has certainly been popular. He expects that to continue, especially next weekend when clothing is exempt from sales tax.

‘With the tax-free weekend, I certainly see clothing being a big part of our sales,’ said Chad. ‘We’re very glad for what we’ve done so far and we’re excited about things to come.’

To inject my 2 cents worth, many people believed Roses would be a big boost for Three Star Mall. Now that Roses has opened, and we’ve had a chance to see the merchandise, I agree with that assessment. I’m glad Roses is here to provide another shopping option.