A date has now been set for when a branch of a High Street chain store will reopen “almost double the original size” at the site of a vacant ex-supermarket - with dozens of new jobs created as a result. The space on Bury Road, Breightmet has been empty since Morrisons closed in September 2023. Since then, neighbouring Home Bargains has been working to move into the site - and has now announced it hopes to be ready to open this autumn with a new café, bakery and 50 new jobs.
Home Bargains remains open while work takes place in the old supermarket building. A Home Bargains spokesperson said: “The Bury Road store is due to re-open in November 24. “The store will be almost double the original size and will now include a café and an instore bakery.
Expansion plans have been put before Bolton Council (Image: WPL Consulting LLP) “We will have an extensive range of chilled, fresh and frozen products, as well as our extensive range of non-food and food items ensuring that we always deliver Top Brands at Bottom Prices to our customers. “We will be looking to recruit in excess of 50 colleagues, ideally all from the local community, with all available roles advertised on our website.” The branch of Morrisons finally shut down on Sunday September 17 last year after the company announced the planned closure the previous July.
At the time they said that after a review of their operations they did not believe that “performance is sustainable” to keep the store open. But.