New Allsup’s to open April 13

Allsup’s plans to open its new store in Clarendon next Friday, April 13, after years of discussion and planning and months of construction.

With a floor plan of almost 5,000 square feet, the new store on US 287 at Sims Street will be about twice the size of the current store one block away at US 287 and Koogle.

Allsup’s has invested about $4 million into the project, which covers an estimated 115,900 square feet, more than one standard city block, in concrete and improvements. In addition to the 12 people currently employed by the store, Allsup’s has hired ten more people and is looking to hire about five more before the store opens.

Among the new amenities at the new site are 24 fueling dispensers for automobiles, which are covered by a canopy that extends to the store. The site also can accommodate truck traffic with ten diesel dispensers with DEF available at the diesel island.

An eight-foot metal fence is being constructed behind the store along Third Street to separate the site from Broncho Stadium. Allsup’s also paid to pave Sims Street with concrete adjacent to the new store, and the city replaced utility lines there before that paving was installed.

Inside the store, customers will find a bigger cold storage area for drinks and food, a larger drink station, and a bigger deli case. A new flat grill is being installed to prepare burgers, fajitas, toaster sandwiches, and other fare that will be a new offering for the Allsup’s brand.

The store will also have larger bathrooms and storage areas than the current building, a large walk-in freezer, and three ice machines.

A Grand Opening celebration will run from April 15 through April 21 with specials in the store all week. Give-aways during the grand opening will include a four-wheeler, a big screen television, and a stainless steel barbecue grill.

The fate of Allsup’s current facility has not been determined, officials said will be removed within one year of its closing, but a decision on what to do with the property has not been made at this time.