Sixteen jobs have been created with the opening of a new store in a Staffordshire village.
The new 3,133 sq ft Morrisons Daily at The Precinct in Stretton, near Burton upon Trent, has been opened by franchisee Sukh Gill, with the letting completed by commercial property agents and consultants Salloway.
Sukh said: “Morrisons Daily is a growing success across the UK with some 350 owned Morrisons convenience stores and a further 150 franchised stores based on the same business model to the Stretton store we have just opened.
“The business model’s success is attributed to a highly recognised national brand, which offers good value and high-quality products, centred on local community shopping.
“Morrisons Daily has an in-store bakehouse which produces fresh pastries and baguettes daily and the opening of this store has provided us with an opportunity of creating 16 new jobs locally.
“We were attracted to invest in the premises as it offered us great potential with lots of passing traffic, several local schools, and a large local residential catchment area to tap into.”
Salloway Commercial Agency Surveyor Simon Walker added: “The opening of this new Morrisons outlet will provide the Stretton community with more convenient local shopping choices.
“In recent times, Birds Bakery identified the precinct as an ideal trading location and subsequently opened a new outlet here also.
“We are delighted to have been involved with the letting of the Stretton retail unit to Sukh and wish him every success with this new venture.”
