Tesco is planning on opening a new Express store in the city centre – less than a ten minute walk from two other branches.
The supermarket giant has submitted plans for new signage at the former Curry’s store in Western Road opposite Churchill Square.
Its Queens Road store is a seven minute walk away, and its Jubilee Street store a nine minute walk away.
It will bring the total number of Tesco Expresses in Brighton and Hove to ten.
The application is asking for permission to install three fascia signs above the shopfront, vinyl adverts in the shop window and a projecting sign.
After Curry’s closed, the 2,449 square feet building was advertised for let at £150,000 per year on a fully repairing and insuring lease.
The advert, on Loopnet, says the building was described as having retail on teh ground floor, with ancillary accommodation (staff and storage) at rear ground, first and second floor levels.
The site is next door to Marks and Spencers, which has a food hall. There is also a Sainsbury’s Local and a Waitrose in the Brighton section of Western Road.
North Street has a Sainsbury’s Local and a Co-Op and Queen’s Road has another Sainsbury’s Local and a Budgens.
In 2016, Tesco Express in St James’s Street closed after just seven years. Tesco said it would be trying to find alternative roles for the 17 people employed there.
It was one of four supermarkets in a 300m stretch. The others, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Co-op, are still trading.
Wish they went back to the old days and just had one big one in Churchill Square. Low prices and lots of choice. No point in these little expensive stores at all.
Tesco grubbers still trying to keep Aldi and Lidl out of the city centre, Tescos should be legislated out now they have plenty of shops in town, more choice for people with more competition around.
Aldi or Lidl could have rented this shop if they wanted but I don’t think it’s big enough for them – unless there is more room at the back that wasn’t used as part of the Curry’s store.
Market economy. People will vote with their feet. It is not right for business or customers when planners approve or not as the case maybe based on brand. No to Tesco’s yes to others is a very slippery slope and visa versa. Think about it.
I agree with Anthony. Can’t pick and choose who is allowed to have a business because that would fundamentally create discriminatory practice, and as Anthony says, a very slippery slope.
Clearly Tesco knows the foot fall will be greater once ikea is there, so a meal
Deal will sell
Well
How depressing. Western Road is a real shanty town now
Applications are breing sought for a resident abusive beggar to sit outside
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Dear god not another Tesco Express. There are enough outlets of this highly unethical and expensive supermarket. At that price though I can see why only the big brands can afford to move in. But please council do something decent and say no to this Tesco. They are spreading like a nasty virus.
Totally agree and it may also affect the footfall in the M and S next door and it would a disaster if we lost the M and S.
They can’t.
It’s a retail space already.
The only permission that the council could withhold is for these signs but if they meet the criteria then they have no grounds for refusal.
Very important point there, Chris. Very little recourse for objecting many planning permissions. And even when council does, it oftentimes just goes to appeal and gets overruled.
I’m not sure everyone knows about how weak a position the local authority has sometimes when it comes to planning in particular.
Why just Tesco’s?
I don’t differentiate between any of them!!!
Why is this reported as if it’s the best thing since sliced bread?
It’s a small Tesco’s Express that’ll employ minimum staff on barely more than minimum wage! And it’s common knowledge that these big name buy up these smaller empty premises solely to keep out the competition. They’ll open up more than one of these in one street if they have to to keep out the competition!
Unworthy news story! Actually lazy news story!
I’m glad articles like this are reported Simon, because it allows us a space to talk about it in an anonymous space. Sure, it also means not every opinion is well-founded, but it also gives insight into the feeling of a few. We have quite a diverse range of people who comment on here, so it’s a nice slice of various perspectives. That makes it newsworthy to me.
Why is this reported as if it’s the best thing since sliced bread?
It’s a small Tesco’s Express that’ll employ minimum staff on barely more than minimum wage! And these staff’s wages will probrably need topping up with Universal Credit as it’ll be so low!
And that’s something to celebrate???
And it’s common knowledge that these big names buy up these smaller empty premises solely to keep out the competition. They’ll open up more than one of these in one street if they have to to keep out the competition!
Unworthy news story! Actually lazy news story!
Even one needs a tesco you know
The moral is they need us more than one needs them.
Why not put a charity shop there then now
If they can afford the rent they can rent the space.
Much better than empty units. So many towns have half the High Street empty and boarded up
Groundbreaking “reporting”. This news site is quickly turning into Argus 2: Electric Bugaloo
I presume a large proportion of the floor space will be dedicated to alcohol sales in order to afford the rental.
Unfortunately, if it sells well there…
We need to start supporting are small businesses butchers bakery and greengrocers, these giants like tesco and the likes are holding us ransom, thier not cheap, even with a so called club card we’re still paying over the odds on everything, they’ll import cheaper produce knowing it’s killing the hard working British farmers, get yourselves down the open market for veg and eggs, cheese and bacon, just try and do a little to help local and hurt the giants.
I wish Tesco would take over the Asda site at Hollingbury so we could have a major supermarket with food in stock
What day is it?