Home Bargains has opened its new store in Formby, creating 121 new jobs.
The new 28,783 sq ft venture is now operating from its base on Stephensons Way, just off Formby Bypass.
The site was previously occupied by Homebase before its £7million transformation.
It is one of more than Home Bargains 500 stores in the UK serving 5million customers every week. Home Bargains is currently opening around 50 stores each year.
Home Bargains in Formby will actually employ 134 people in total with some staff transferring from other local stores.
It will be donating £2,000 to local charity Compassion Acts, which operates a number of services in the Southport area including Southport Foodbank and Southport Food Pantry.
Graham Wallace, the new Formby store manager, said: “I started my Home Bargains journey back in 2009 at our Kirkby store and have never looked back since. However, helping to launch the new Stephenson Way store will be a huge accomplishment for both myself and my fantastic team.”
The new store will also come with its own garden centre – GardenWorld at Home Bargains. Graham Wallace said: “Stephenson Way will be a great location for us and we’re proud to be able to offer local people top-branded goods at exceptionally low prices.”
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