• Crews Put on Finishing Touches
The sign for the new Pavilions market is
now in place. The roof-top beacon lights up the night sky,
alerting Malibu residents that the community’s newest
full-service-plus supermarket will soon be opening at Point
Dume Village, the commercial center formerly known as Point
Dume Plaza.
As with so many Malibu construction
projects, delays were inevitable. Some were due to
Mother Nature, such as weather impacts; others due to the
complexities of the permitting process. Yet more to the
decision to give the center a fresh new look.
Those who take a peek inside can see the
new shelves, counters and checkstands. They can note where
bakery goods will be sold, the location of the floral shop and
the location of the fourth Malibu
Starbucks—this one with a fireplace and artwork on
the walls.
Signs also advise that Pavilions of Malibu
is now hiring and a list of the available positions is posted
on a website.
The listing of jobs includes cooks, bakers
and cake decorators, which should mean a sizable baked goods
and foods section.
Service deli clerks are sought to slice
meats and cheeses, and make sandwiches and package salads. The
call has also gone out for meat and seafood clerks, floral
clerks and the usual retinue of cashiers, baggers, stockers,
bookkeepers and clerks needed to operate a market.
All that is needed now is an opening date.
The management company and the owner deferred to Von’s
spokespersons, who were not immediately available for comment.
When the announcement was first made about
Pavilions coming to Malibu, company spokespersons said the
store would be a state-of-the-art, showcase store much
like one recently opened in Santa Barbara.
Until the store’s opening date is
announced, Malibuites will just have to keep looking in the
windows and thinking “soon.”
