Lögberg-Heimskringla - 13.12.1991, Side 13

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Dave Stevenson says the food retail
business is getting more challenging
all the time, and having been in it most
of his life, he should know what he’s
talking about.
For the last four years he, his wife
Terry and son David, have been oper-
ating the Lucky Dollar Store on West
Main Street in Lundar.
Before that, it was IGA at the other
end of the street for two years, and
before that Dave spent 25 years in the
Co-op system -14 in the Pilot Mound
area, five in Alberta, and an earlier
six years with Safeway in Winnipeg.
“I actually started out with the
Hudson’s Bay Co. Northern Stores
Division around the Bay in Ontario
and Manitoba,” he said.
“Interestingly enough, at that time
it was Sigfusson Transportation that
delivered our goods up there, and some
of those drivers were probably Lundar
people.
“Recently we found in some old
family papers that my father had
bought his commercial fishing
licence here in 1929,” he chuckled.
With some Icelandic blood of
his own, and having been raised
right across Lake Manitoba in the
Big Point Langruth area, Stevenson
(whose family name was once
Sigurdson), says the family feels right
at home in Lundar now.
“We have been well received and
accepted here,” he said.
Closely linked with local
economy
Stevenson’s Foods is trying to
retum the favour through service, a
wide variety of products at competi-
tive prices and by providing employ-
ment.
In addition to Dave, Terry and
David, the staff currently consists of
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They are open six full
days a week and four
hours on Sunday after-
noons.
The Stevensons have
made some changes in
the store since they
bought it from Ernie
Oliver and Shirley
Nordal four years ago,
but they don’t plan
any more for a while anyway.
“Not until the economy turns
around,” Dave said, “and that won’t
be soon - we’re not out of the slump
yet.
“The farmers’ tough situation is
definitely affecting other businesses,
and until it turns around there will
be no real recovery,” he predicted.
He said over his years in business
he has seen a lot of changes, the
main over-all one being the move
away from bulk products to prepack-
aged everything.
“Lately, though, we’ve noticed that
people are steering away from the most
expensive items like steaks and some
of the higher priced packages, because
of the hard times.”
He says the fast-paced life styles of
most customers contributes to their
interest in ready-to-use products.
“Because there is a lot more pre-sale
Dave and David Jr. Stevenson
preparation now, the equipment used
in stores is much more sophisticated
and extensive,” he said.
“It used to be all you needed was
a knife, a saw, maybe a cash register
and a pencil, but now it’s computers
and many other electronically-con-
trolled devices.”
David Jr. fits right in there, with
his degree in computer science from
Brandon University and a variety of
other employment experiences before
joining the family business.
“It’s interesting how much of
that learning is applicable to what
I’m doing now,” David said.
The Stevensons have three other
children, all grown - Michael in
Brandon, John in Regina and Suzanne
in Winnipeg, and one three-month-
old grandson.
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