'Senseless' vandalism angers retailer

Gifts on Grove co-owner Xue Mei is not impressed that a smashed window is the reason for this temporary art work at the front of her store.

A Blenheim retailer has described the smashing of a display window at his store as "senseless vandalism".

Gifts on Grove co-owner Roland van Asch was contacted by Blenheim Police about 8am on Sunday after the incident was reported by staff at neighbouring Coupland's Bakeries.

No alarms went off inside the store because nobody entered the premises, van Asch said.

Nothing was stolen but some items were damaged by falling glass.

"We found glass about three or four metres inside the shop and great shards of it hanging down," he said.

His wife Xue Mei said the window was struck with force in the bottom left corner, causing the single sheet of security glass to shatter. There was no sign of any weapon.

Fibreboard sheets cover the window space. Replacement glass will have to come from Christchurch and Mei hopes it will arrive this week.

Van Asch has installed extra lighting in this corner of the store, and employee, Jamie Sun, has painted a Christmas tree and a festive greeting on the fibreboard.

- The Marlborough Express

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