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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Supermarket building being sold for £1.5million ahead of new store opening
A SUPERMARKET building has gone on the market for £1.5million ahead of a new store opening next year. Aldi has put its current supermarket in Whitehaven up for sale as building works get under way for its improved store on land at Preston Street, which was previously used as a temporary car park. The new supermarket will replace the existing store built 30 years ago. The company had explored a number of options to deliver an improved experience at the existing site and extended the building in 2007. However, the site's constraints had limited further opportunities to extend. The relocated Aldi food store will 'provide a much-improved shopping experience' for residents including wider aisles, customer toilets and self-check-out till options. Existing staff will be relocated to the new store and the scheme will create 10 new jobs. The current Aldi store, is being marketed by Lamb & Swift Commercial in Bolton, and is looking for offers in excess of £1.5million. The building is described as benefiting from an 'extremely prominent main road position' on the edge of the town centre, with 118 Shared car parking spaces. A spokesperson from Aldi said: 'As we work to deliver an improved store in Whitehaven, we're now marketing our existing store for use by another operator, with occupancy offered during Q1 2026, to tie in with the completion of our new store on Preston Street.' Aldi is also building a new store on land at East Road, in Egremont, which was formerly occupied by a petrol station, workshop and car dealership. The Whitehaven store is expected to be open by the beginning of next year and the Egremont store should be complete by mid-2026. Aldi estimates the new stores will generate £14 million for the local economy and create a total of 50 new jobs across both sites.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Tesco Ireland to create 400 jobs across 10 new stores
Tesco Ireland has announced plans to create 400 new jobs across the Republic of Ireland as part of a €40m (£35m) investment. The retailer is to open 10 new stores in the Republic over the next 12 months. The new jobs will bring Tesco Ireland's permanent workforce to more than 13,500 staff. Among the roles being offered will be customer assistants, grocery home delivery drivers and line managers. The 10 new stores will be larger supermarkets and smaller Express shops, according to Irish national broadcaster RTÉ.It will bring Tesco's total presence in the Republic to 193 the new jobs, 100 will be at Tesco's new Fermoy store in County Cork, which is set to open at the end of Tesco stores will also be opened in Dublin, Galway, Louth and Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke described the jobs announcement as an incredible boost for local towns and the Irish economy.
