HOME BARGAINS TO OPEN NEW STORE IN CHESTER

Home Bargains has invested approximately £3 Million into its new store on Foregate Street, Chester, which will be officially opened at 8.00 am on Saturday, 29th April.

As one of the UK’s largest family-run retailers, Home Bargains is creating 27 new jobs in the local community with its latest store in Chester. In total, it will employ 29 team members, including some staff and management who will be transferring from local stores.

It will also be donating £2,000 to a local charity, KidsBank Chester, which provides baby essentials for families who are struggling to cope or facing a crisis. They promote recycling children’s clothing, equipment, and toys to help relieve poverty in Chester and the surrounding area.

Cathy Pettingale, Founder/CEO of KidsBank, said: “We support families facing a range of challenges, including homelessness, unemployment, high living costs and domestic violence. Our mission is to alleviate the impact of childhood poverty by providing practical help as quickly as possible. This amazing donation from Home Bargains will help us and those we support enormously. To have our work recognised so generously is hugely appreciated.”

The new Chester store will join two other stores in Chester and over 575 outlets across the UK. Opening approximately 50 stores a year, Home Bargains is bucking current trends in the industry. Philip Daley, the new Chester store manager, said: “I’m really proud to be opening the new Chester store. Chester has a very special place in my heart, and I look forward to serving this community.”

The 13,504 sq. ft store will offer shoppers a range of products, including homewares, health and beauty essentials, sweets, snacks and drinks, as well as fresh and frozen food.

Philip Daley added: “The newest Chester store on Foregate Street will be a great location for us, and we’re proud to offer local people top-branded goods at exceptionally low prices.”

Home Bargains is one of the country’s best-loved discount retailers, with more than five million customers each week. For more information on the ranges available, visit: 

www.homebargains.co.uk

• Home Bargains is one of the UK’s fastest-growing discount retailers, selling top quality, branded goods at low prices, including health and beauty, household, toys, sweets and snacks, home interiors and drinks and alcohol
• Established over 40 years ago in Old Swan, Liverpool, the family-owned and family-run business has grown to become one of the largest privately-owned companies in the UK
• The company has over 575 stores in the UK and employs over 28,500 staff
• The company intends to continue its rapid expansion and has ambitious plans to grow to 800 stores and 35,000 staff

KidsBank Chester:

• KidsBank Chester helps provide baby essentials for families struggling to cope or facing a crisis. They can do this free of charge thanks to generous donations. Families in need are referred to them by midwives, health visitors, social workers and other community front-line professionals.
• KidsBank Chester, 21 - 23 Garden Lane, Chester CH1 4EU
• Open Monday to Thursday from 10:30 to 14:30