EXPRESS LANE COURIER SERVICE ADDS GROCERIES TO ITS LIST.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Darvish Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Two years of running a same-day courier service has taught Louis Green Louis Edward Green (born September 23, 1979 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a football player. A linebacker who plays for the Denver Broncos, he previously went to Alcorn State University. On February 19, 2007, the Broncos resigned Green to a 3-year, $2. Jr. a few things about the increasingly populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. : Traffic is heavy, the housing market is booming and residents are busy, busy, busy. And then it hit him. Enterprise Courier, which specializes in same-day delivery of financial and legal documents, could add groceries to its list of deliveries - applying the same principles of customer service and speedy response on which the company is based. ``This area is full of successful, busy people. And we live in a time when people want their goods delivered yesterday,'' said Green, 34, who started the Santa Clarita-based business with his father. ``Some of the markets offer home delivery ... but not from different stores.'' For a $30 fee, Enterprise Courier's grocery service will shop for a client's specified items - even if that means stopping at multiple stores - and deliver the goods Verb 1. deliver the goods - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through within three hours of receiving the order. Grocery home-delivery service is not new. In fact, the Pavilions on McBean Parkway offers the service for $9.95. But Green - and his company's longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective clients - insist that Enterprise Courier provides a family-owned attention to detail with which the national chains cannot compete. John Teixeira, owner of Valencia-based Diamond Bright Janitorial Supplies, has used Green's company to deliver his products for about 18 months. When the husband and father of three heard about Enterprise's expansion into groceries, he decided to give it a try. ``I had never really thought about this kind of service before,'' Teixeira said. ``This community is full of affluent people and this area is accustomed to certain comforts. ``For someone like me, when you're trying to squeeze in some time with your kids, you don't want to be bothered by mundane (jargon) mundane - Someone outside some group that is implicit from the context, such as the computer industry or science fiction fandom. The implication is that those in the group are special and those outside are just ordinary. chores,'' he said. ``And trust me, shopping is a mundane chore. But there's also the aspect of people taking care of the elderly in this valley. This service would be great for them.'' Green, echoing the complaints of motorists across the area, has watched local traffic grow worse in recent years. Avoiding the clogged streets and the frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: search for a parking spot is perhaps the most enticing aspect of the service, he said. ``There's a big push in this valley to shop at local businesses and not have to go out of the area for services,'' Green said. ``This is a service that we want to provide, to make things easier for the people who live here.'' Enterprise Courier's grocery service is available from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week. Orders must be received by 5:30 p.m. to ensure same-day delivery. Customers can order by phone, fax or e-mail and can pay by Visa, Master Card or American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. . For information about grocery home delivery, call (661) 296-1685 or send an e-mail to grocery(at)enterprisecourier.net. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Louis Green Jr. of Enterprise Courier delivers groceries to John Teixeira, whose son Michael sifts through the bags. (2 -- color) Green's courier service picks up requested groceries from a number of stores, delivering them to homes in the Santa Clarita Valley for a $30 fee. (3 -- color) Louis Green Jr., right, of Enterprise Courier delivers groceries to the Valencia home of John Teixeira. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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