Nottinghamshire food store receives major investment

The Central England Co-op in Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield has been transformed inside and out.

Nottinghamshire food store receives major investment

A Central England Co-op shop in Nottinghamshire has been transformed with a significant investment giving a boost to the local community.

The food store in Kirkby-in-Ashfield has received a makeover to give it a lighter, fresher feel and includes some exciting new features and ranges for locals to enjoy.

The Chapel Street community food store has been undergoing the makeover in recent weeks with changes including:

· A fantastic new food to go section with new features such as hot food and a Tango Ice Blast machine

· New look and feel inside and refreshed signage outside

· Self-checkouts installed for shoppers looking to make a quick purchase

· New product ranges to suit shoppers’ tastes

Store Manager Rebecca Britland said: “The team are really excited about having this investment in the store. They’ve worked really hard for a long time and deserve to have a store that they are proud to come to every day and we now have that.

“We also have a big community here and they’re really excited about the changes to. We’ve had some brilliant feedback already with all our regular customers saying it looks fresher and lighter inside and a much more pleasant shopping experience which is great.

“They’re also happy with the new features such as the Tango Ice Blast, hot food and the self-checkouts.

“I would like to thank all our brilliant customers and members for their continued support and for their patience while we brought our new look store to life – I hope they agree with us that it’s been worth it.”

The Chapel Street Food Store is open Monday to Sunday 7am-10pm. The store has a wide range of products from everyday necessities to something a little more special and also offers a free cash machine, customer car park, Lottery, Collect Plus/Paypoint, an instore bakery and a lifesaving defibrillator.