Raleys Gardnerville NV Remodel

After years of delays, Raleys remodeled its store in Gardnerville, NV during 2011. This remodel was planned for at least 4 years prior and was to include an expansion of the existing store. The existing store is an older gable building that received an expansion on one side in the 80's. The remodel that took place did not involve an expansion and involved little relocation or expansion of existing departments, but was nonetheless a complete job involving a new exterior facade, the old tile floors being removed to make for a cement floor, and various new shelves and displays. The store still features a very strange layout and does not flow at all like a typical Raleys. Departments are all very undersized.

 This is how the store looked before the remodel.

 This is how the store looks now.

 This is the side of the building prior to the remodel; this is the last old logo sign that I am aware of present in Nevada. Some are probably still on the side or back of some of the stores in California.

The old logo sign made it through the remodel.

 This was one of the drug walls prior to the remodel.

Here is a drug wall after the remodel.

 Here is the front wall of drug prior to the remodel.

Here is the same wall after the remodel.

 Here is the seafood fixture prior to the remodel. This store never did have a service counter.

...and after the remodel this store still does not have a service counter.

 Here is the meat department prior to the reomdel.

Here is the meat department after the remodel.

 The bakery has a strange placement on the back wall between meat and what was floral.

The bakery retained the same strange placement, but it has more space as aisles that hit it were shortened.

 The deli was located on the front wall on the side opposite drug; it has the appearance of being added in.

The deli kept the same location and same amoung of space up front.

And for some other photos of the remodel:

 This is the wall that divides the gabled area with the expanded area. They have natural foods in this space. This is one of the last Raley's remodels to receive a dedicated natural foods department. Remodels and store refreshes done starting in 2012 have moved to integrate natural foods into the main aisles and no longer have a dedicated department. This is a major departure for Raley's as they were one of the first grocery chains in the west to offer a dedicated natural foods department; certainly the first in California.

 This is the front wall and their customer service area.

 The pharmacy is placed on the back wall next to the seafood.

 The produce is on the side wall.

This Raley's has self checkouts and also has conveyer belt checkstands requiring the customer to unload their own cart. This is another departure for Raley's in 2012 remodels as prior to 2012, Raley's only had cashier unload checkouts. Raley's also frequently advertised that unloading the customer's cart at checkout was 'their job' in the past. Times change. 

Overall, this store looks pretty good. The layout and general feel of the store is irregular, but overall it looks much better now than it did before.