Employees of the new Winners store applauded non-stop for 10-15 minutes as the welcomed customers into their store on opening day at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Approximately 300 people had been waiting in line — some since 5 a.m. — for the store to open in hopes of getting their hands on one of the 100 gift cards the store gave out that day.
Winners, along with Sport Chek, are two of the new stores now open at the freshly renovated Chilliwack Mall.