What is Red Hill General Store?
Red Hill General Store is a small town country store that embodies the values that America was built on:
Hard Work
Common Sense
Education
Caring for Others
Red Hill began as a small internet retail company in 1998 and now has over 10 retail websites and 2 brick and mortar locations. One nestled in the sleepy town of Hillsville, Va and the other in the bustling city of Raleigh, NC. While the locations are definitely different, the same values are practiced at each location. And it makes a difference to the customers that shop at these stores owned by Tom Largen.
Largen explains what fascinates him about small, local businesses, "It's not just a person working there. It is a person who has an interest and purpose who believes in the products." Largen and Michelle Cook, the Hillsville store manager, are developing a rapport with local residents typically seen only in small businesses. "When people walk in the door, instead of heading right to the product, they open the door and say, "Hey Michelle, Hey Tom,'" Largen explains. It is the small businesses that provide genuine customer service, because the management has time to care about individual customers.
Hard Work
Common Sense
Education
Caring for Others
Red Hill began as a small internet retail company in 1998 and now has over 10 retail websites and 2 brick and mortar locations. One nestled in the sleepy town of Hillsville, Va and the other in the bustling city of Raleigh, NC. While the locations are definitely different, the same values are practiced at each location. And it makes a difference to the customers that shop at these stores owned by Tom Largen.
Largen explains what fascinates him about small, local businesses, "It's not just a person working there. It is a person who has an interest and purpose who believes in the products." Largen and Michelle Cook, the Hillsville store manager, are developing a rapport with local residents typically seen only in small businesses. "When people walk in the door, instead of heading right to the product, they open the door and say, "Hey Michelle, Hey Tom,'" Largen explains. It is the small businesses that provide genuine customer service, because the management has time to care about individual customers.
Why Does Red Hill Rock?
Because they do, this is true!
Red Hill not only offers great customer service, but they also get involved with the community in a variety of ways. This is apparent with their Wind Turbine in Fancy Gap, VA, the garden that they had at their Raleigh, NC location in the summer of 2011, and more recently, Red Hill began offering farm fresh foods and locally made foods at their retail store in Raleigh, NC.These foods include grass fed beef, cage free farm raised chicken eggs, and cheeses from Ashe County Cheese. Red Hill General Store is getting back to their roots and helping people who want to do the same learn how to do it.
Red Hill's Wind Turbine
It get's windy here sometimes...
The wind turbine in Fancy Gap, VA was raised in the summer of 2010 on Gary Horton's farm. In a way it is a step backwards to take a step forwards towards energy freedom. The area of Fancy Gap and Carroll County once saw many homes powered by windchargers in past decades, before hooking up to power lines was an option to everyone in the area.To read more about the wind turbine raising visit Christopher Brooke's article at: http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php/news/34-news/1455-red-hill-holds-a-windmill-raising or visit Red Hill's own wind turbine page at: http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/energy/redhillenergywind.htm
Raleigh Garden
Inspiring others to grow.
In his news article about the Red Hill Raleigh Garden, Alex Granados says about Red Hill, "When I met Largen, I got a sense of a guy who is not just operating a business, but spreading a lifestyle - a lifestyle you might have seen back in the days when general stores were more prevalent...Red Hill General Store is bringing a little bit of the past into the present, it seems. And in the process, it's becoming a role model. Neighboring Nantucket Grill is growing its own vegetable garden. Largen even gave them some plants to help them get started."To read more of Alex Granados's article visit: http://www.northraleighnews.com/2011/08/20/9432/changing-the-way-we-think-about.html.
Where do they go from here?
Upwards and Onwards.
Red Hill General Store is always coming up with new ideas to improve not only their own business, but the communities that they are a part of. So if you live nearby, visit them and have a great conversation, learn something new, such as pressure canning, or just pick up a bottle of old timey soda pop and enjoy the passing of a beautiful day.To keep up with everything that Red Hill comes up with visit their social media outlets below:
Red Hill on Facebook
Red Hill on Twitter
Red Hill General Store Blog
Red Hill's Pinterest
Can't visit one of our locations? Visit us online at: http://redhillgeneralstore.com
What do you think of Red Hill?
We would love to hear your Red Hill story or just some advice that you have for our store or even our websites.
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teristazko
Feb 29, 2012 @ 1:34 pm | delete
- It is all about the customer and community. You go Red Hill...Job well done! Great lens!
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goo2eyes
Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:02 am | delete
- retail stores are dwindling because large malls and supermarkets are sprouting like mushrooms. it is nice to know that such retail stores like red hill still exists. with a long list of customers, they will surely survive for the next centuries. blessings for this wonderful tribute to red hill.
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RedHillGeneralStore
Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:29 am | delete
- Thanks so much for your comment and liking our lens!
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CNelson01
Feb 20, 2012 @ 3:35 pm | delete
- I love to hear stories about people who succeed in business. I wish I were close enough to visit a store. Best wishes from CA.
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RedHillGeneralStore
Feb 21, 2012 @ 9:36 am | delete
- Thanks CNelson01, if you are ever in the area we would love for you to stop by, but if not you can always visit us online at http://redhillgeneralstore.com
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Rosaquid
Feb 20, 2012 @ 3:29 pm | delete
- I wish Red Hill were around the corner from me!
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MaartjeJepsen Feb 20, 2012 @ 8:27 am | delete
- Learned something new after reading your lens!
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LooLooBird
Feb 18, 2012 @ 8:53 am | delete
- This just makes me warm and happy inside. :) It's honestly so refreshing to hear about successful business people that are truly making an effort to showcase the benefits of sustainable living....it's hard enough to find businesses based around local networking, sustainability, and clean energy-- let alone learn that they are a very successful company! Great lens! Made my day!
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RedHillGeneralStore
Feb 20, 2012 @ 9:06 am | delete
- Thanks LooLooBird! We definitely love what we do and think that makes a big difference.
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kccglobal
Feb 18, 2012 @ 7:21 am | delete
- Hey there - Love reading local Squidoo Lenses - Congratulations also. I live in Raleigh, NC and upon reading your lens - didn't readily see where you are located. I promote & market local businesses - as a WeCare Business Partner - we also help local non-profits. Saturday rush to get out the door - hopefully have time to look up your address.
Best regards - As a NC Organic Garden - I will definitely look to connect as my herbs/gardens get growing this year. Great to meet you.
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