Sainsbury is closing a 15-year-old store at the heart of a top fashion retail centre in Sheffield due to lack of prime customers.
The 37,000 sq ft Meadowhall store employs 323 staff and will close on July 9, but the supermarket has applied for planning permission to open a Sainsbury’s Local at each of its two petrol stations remaining at the shopping centre.
Sainsbury zone managing director Kevin Plant said that although Meadowhall Centre was one of the best fashion retail destinations in the north of England, accessibility and convenience for customers doing their weekly shopping was poor.
Sainsbury is investing £20m in a state-of-the-art 55,000 sq ft store at the Crystal Peaks Centre in Mosborough, some seven miles from Meadowhall.
The new store opens in mid-September and replaces an existing smaller store.
The 37,000 sq ft Meadowhall store employs 323 staff and will close on July 9, but the supermarket has applied for planning permission to open a Sainsbury’s Local at each of its two petrol stations remaining at the shopping centre.
Sainsbury zone managing director Kevin Plant said that although Meadowhall Centre was one of the best fashion retail destinations in the north of England, accessibility and convenience for customers doing their weekly shopping was poor.
Sainsbury is investing £20m in a state-of-the-art 55,000 sq ft store at the Crystal Peaks Centre in Mosborough, some seven miles from Meadowhall.
The new store opens in mid-September and replaces an existing smaller store.
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