The food specialty store "Kitano Ace Aomori Elm Store" (Goshogawara City, TEL 0173-26-7441 ) reopened on March 1st after renovations.

This store is a combination of Kitano Ace and Kitano Ace Foods Boutique, which were located in Aomori ELM. We handle 3,500 items, including daily necessities, seasonings, and frozen foods. The sales floor area is approximately 61 tsubo, and the layout has been significantly changed.

Highlights include the ``Dressing Tower'' with about 200 types of dressings and furikake, and the ``Curry Bookshelf'' with 160 types of local curries. We also carry frozen soups from Soup Stock Tokyo and mini donuts from Krispy Kreme Donuts.

On the same day, the fresh market, which consists of seven stores including ``Kitano Ace,'' was renovated and was a success, with over 100 people lining up even before it opened. Masahiro Shirotani, regional group section manager of the company's sales department, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``We would like to continue to introduce products that are being sold in Aomori for the first time.''

Business hours are 10:00 to 20:00. Regular holidays follow ELM.