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Mar 2021

Last Updated: 04/03/2021
Business
Business

Sainsbury's to open store in Harrogate town centre

by Connor Creaghan

| 04 Mar, 2021
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The new store, in the former Topshop store on Cambridge Street, will employ about 25 people staff. It is due to open by late summer.

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The unit on Cambridge Street where both Skipton Building Society and Sainsbury's are set to occupy.

Sainsbury's is planning to open a new store in the centre of Harrogate by the end of the summer.

The Sainsbury's Local store will open in the former Topshop unit at 33-37 Cambridge Street, which has been empty for more than two years.

Sainsbury's expects to employ about 25 people in a mixture of full-time and part-time roles.

Sainsbury's already has four stores in Harrogate: a large store on Wetherby Road and smaller Local stores on Leeds Road, King's Road and Cold Bath Road.

The new store will be just a minute's walk from the Tesco Express on Cambridge Road.

The investment comes at a difficult time for the town centre, with many businesses closed or struggling to survive as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.



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It comes at a time when Sainsbury's is to cut 500 head office jobs. Another 650 jobs at the company are also said to be at risk.



Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury's property director, said:

"We’re excited to open our doors to a new convenience store in Harrogate by late summer this year.
"Our investment in Harrogate will give the local community a new and modern store and support jobs during the fit out and beyond.
"This Local will offer everyday essentials and give residents, workers and tourists the chance to get what they need as they go about their busy daily lives."