COURTS Mega Store marked its 30th year in Guyana at its Main Street branch on Friday, with a celebration that honoured its staff, customers, and recognised its longest-serving employees and patrons.

Vincent Gordon, Sub-regional Managing Director of Guyana and the Dutch Caribbean, speaking at the event said that 30 years of doing business is no small achievement for any organisation, as throughout the years Courts has grown and expanded its retail footprint to bring some of the world’s best brands to Guyana.
“In September of 1993, some 30 years ago, we started basically just four branches, and around 200 staff and today we have 25 branches in total encompassing Courts, Courts Optical, Radioshack, Ashley, Lucky dollar and we are not done yet,” he said.

Currently, he said that they are awaiting the final approval to begin the construction of a commercial complex on the East Bank of Demerara that will house a 50,000 square foot mega store and they also have plans to open two new branches in two key towns before March 2024.

“The expansion of our footprint is only one aspect of our plans to contribute to the local economy another is the extension of our services to introduce our B2B products through a new business brand, Courts Business Solutions, a new unit which reflects our interest in the undergirding the successes of small, medium and large businesses,” Gordon explained.
He noted that they have taken, very seriously, their mandate to innovate and constantly reimagine the shopping experience for customers.
“We are working to enhance your shopping experiences and we are deeply appreciative of your connection to our brand, which is proven by your improved or increased presence in our various stores,” he related.

Courts also gave recognition to their longest serving staff members, Pamela Humprey, Karen Andrews, Roulston McDonald and Andrew Drayton.
For their Customer Appreciation Award, Pauline Nedd, Rendforde Jospeh, Clint Duke, Godfrey Pitt and Claudette Bowen were each presented with $50,000.
As part of their Community Service Award, Courts handed over to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Center, a 50 inch TCL television for their school. In the month of October, Courts will be working to furnish and introduce a Life Skills Training Room, to help students learn accountability, responsibility and routine tasks.
Another recipient of the Community Service Award is the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central.

In the month of October, they will be celebrating the day of the Girl on October 11. In partnership with Courts, the Rotary Club will work to deliver an Inaugural week of events that will culminate with a day of mentorship and training.

The total commitment by Courts is $430,000 to the organization and this empowerment programme will focus on areas such as selfcare, wellness, emotional intelligence and more. The programme will cater to 30 girls between the ages 13 to 17 and will be held on October 14.
Additionally, the winner of the Operation Home Transformation launched during the Guyana Expo which attracted over 200 applicants, was Nazeema Khan, a mother of five, from Timehri.
There were two runner ups who received separate prizes, Mariah Michelle and Shownette Wilson. Wilson received a living room set which is expected to be delivered to her home free of charge.