Store in for long haul

Published 21 Jan 2010 15:40 1 Comment

Cumnock traders welcome move

SUPERMARKET giant ASDA has confirmed it has a "long term commitment" to its new site in Cumnock.

The announcement comes as town centre traders say the multinational chain's arrival will provide a massive financial boost to existing stores in the area.

Work to convert the Townhead Street Somerfield store will begin next month and ASDA has moved quickly to dismiss suggestions it could leave after only 12 months.

Sources had this week indicated it would only be "testing the water" in Cumnock.

But a spokeswoman for ASDA said: "We now have approval from the Office of Fair Trading.

"We are leasing the site but it's not just going to be a one year lease - this is a long term commitment."

Construction work on the new store is expected to begin next month with an opening scheduled for late March.

For the full story see this week's Chronicle

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  i think that asda would be an amasing because people from cumnock that dont use auchinlecks tesco because they prefer asda and that means that we have to travil tae killie or ayr just tae get tae a n asda so i think that would be graet x
  
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