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HISTORY OF PAUL'S DISCOUNT
In or around the year 1856
Franklin Neikirk and his spouse purchased a parcel of land north
of Somerset at the headwaters of Caney on Pitman Creek for 500
cords of wood. Little did they know that Paul E. Neikirk and
Frances R. Neikirk would build and operate the first discount
store in South Central Kentucky, on this very site 104 years
later.
In the early spring of 1960 PAUL
E. NEIKIRK, an electrician, built and opened PAUL'S SURPLUS, a
store of about 1800 square feet of space with three (3) employees,
in the building that Paul's Discount store now occupies. Most of
the beginning merchandise was army surplus material and furniture.
That relates to the business being incorporated as Paul's Surplus
& Distributing Inc.
Founder, PAUL E. NEIKIRK,
deceased Oct 16, 1974. Over the period of almost 40 years PAUL'S
DISCOUNT offers over 20,000 square feet of selling space plus 3
warehouses while employing over 30 people. The store is now under
operation of his wife Frances Neikirk and his two sons, Joe Frank
and Randy.
ABOUT US TODAY
You are always welcome to visit
our store at 2286 North US 27, Somerset, Ky. We are open Monday
through Saturday, 8 AM to 9 Pm Eastern Time
Paul's is a family owned
corporation located at 2286 North US 27 in Somerset, Ky. Being
only five miles from Lake Cumberland over the years we have
regular boating customers from as far away as Dayton, Ohio. Phone
calls are welcome at 606-678-4405.
Our customers like our store
because its one of those “If they don’t have it, you don’t need
it” type of places. We’ve also been called the “Men’s Mall”
because we’re well known for hardware, hunting, fishing, and auto
parts. Women (and men) who enjoy making crafts come from miles
away for supplies. A limited selection of merchandise is in our
webstore which opened July 2004.
We have five major departments:
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Auto Parts
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Clothing
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Crafts
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Hardware
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Sporting Goods
Thanks to the great people of
Pulaski and surrounding counties the business has continued to
expand in size and offer more and better service to the people of
South Central Kentucky. And thanks be to God who has seen fit to
bless this business for over forty years; giving the service of
good personnel and the patronage of valued customers. To Him be
the honor and glory forever.
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