After a flurry of last-minute preparations, the new ABC Store in Buxton is opening to the public on Thursday, May 1. The new store will replace the original ABC store […] The post New ABC Store in Buxton will open on May 1 appeared first on Island Free Press.
After a flurry of last-minute preparations, the new ABC Store in Buxton is opening to the public on Thursday, May 1.
The new store will replace the original ABC store on Hatteras Island, located across the street in the Osprey Shopping Center, which first opened in 1987.
“Hatteras Island outdrew the old store years ago,” said Fields Scarborough, chairman of the Dare County ABC Board, in an earlier interview. “We’ve always had difficulty with the small space. It’s our number three store on the Outer Banks – Nags Head is our number one – and when you add mixed beverage sales for local restaurants, it’s just too small for the demand.”
Sales from the ABC store primarily go back into the community. 15% of net retail profits go to incorporated towns within the county, while the remainder goes to the Dare County General Fund, with 42.5% earmarked for the Dare County Department of Social Services.
The expanded space of the new ABC store in Buxton, which includes ample warehouse space where stockpiles of in-demand brands can be stored, suggests that these profits are going to grow.
The store is modeled after the current ABC store in Kitty Hawk, and is around 6,000 square feet in area. However, due to Hatteras Island’s routine brushes with high winds and coastal flooding, there are a few differences from the Kitty Hawk design.
The new Buxton store does not have a lightkeeper’s tower, has a regular roof as opposed to a flat roof, and has fewer windows, due to wind-driven rain concerns that could result in extra repairs after storms. The store is also elevated, with storm drains to dispel any pools of water before they can leak into the building.
The Buxton ABC store serves all seven villages from Rodanthe to Hatteras, and currently, there are no plans to add a second store on Hatteras Island, but this is a potential option down the road.
The ABC Store will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
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