Sunday, June 26, 2011

New store at the cannery is short on gifts, long on spirit

ImageSun file photo The cannery in North Las Vegas.

2121 East Craig Road, North Las Vegas

You see them on almost every casino: gift shop.

Most have a plethora of overpriced snacks, some shows logo wear, soft drinks and water in the bottle.

But a North Las Vegas locals casino will try something else next week when the cannery open dining room on the fourth of July weekend. Cannery customers will be able to use loyalty Club points for purchases.

"It will look like a miniature, liquor store," said Josh Killian, the cannery, the Director of marketing. "Guests can still pick up toothpaste and deodorant and various sundries. But above all the rows and aisles liquor products. "

Killian said the company makes the move as a Service to customers, both hotel guests and loyal locals.

"In this current economic environment, we're looking for ways to better serve our customers and grow our business," Killian said.

The shop will be open Sunday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. members of Club loyalty card property can use points from casino play on purchases.

The cafeteria will be located outside the cannery valet parking area, and customers will be able to park in the area, Valet to make quick purchases.

The company hopes to capture customers who cash checks at the property, located at Losee and Craig road, using the dining hall as a convenience store.

Killian said the cafeteria would offer monthly specials, some with points purchases, others with discounts on popular products for can cardholders. One of the first special offers which will be offered to become a six pack of bud light for $ 3 for may Club members. There will be a boundary for a six-pack purchase per day.

"We were not to get what we thought we could get out of that space," he said. "Lots of things stayed on the shelf. In some cases cutting not old ideas there. surcharges and resort fees help Strip properties, but we knew we could not do this. "

The company did not disclose how much it invested to transform an existing gift shop to the dining room where the redesigned space and installed several new drink cooler.

Killian said cannery and the Eastside cannery operated independently and a similar concept is not intended in the location that Boulder Highway – yet.

"I am confident that we'll look at it, but right now, this is something we should try to just at cannery," he said. "If it works well, we'll get to try Eastside cannery."

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