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Kirkby Tesco could create 300 jobs
UP to 300 new jobs could be created in Kirkby if plans to build a new Tesco store in the town are given the go ahead.
The store, which will be located on Lowmoor Road, close to the current Esso/Tesco petrol station, will measure more than 42,000sq ft and Tesco bosses are hoping to submit the planning application by the end of the month.
And they will unveil their plans during a special public consultation event at the Festival Hall tomorrow and Friday, when people will be able to give their views and this will form part of the application.
Tesco's corporate affairs manager Eoin Dardis said: "We are very excited about this project which we think will be crucial in the regeneration of Kirkby town centre.
"We want people to come along and have their say because people always have good ideas. We want to ensure that everyone benefits from this, such our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint at new stores."
Meanwhile, the proposals have divided existing traders in Kirkby.
'Flow'
Businessman Simon Wright, who has been campaigning to see more investment in the town, said he was backing the proposal.
"I would like to see Tesco work with businesses so that small, independent firms in the town centre can benefit," he said.
"For it to work, Lowmoor Road needs to be opened up to traffic so there is a better flow of traffic.
"There is still no investment in the town centre, but if Tesco brings people to the town centre then that is a good thing."
But Trish Curran, who works at the Fruit Bowl, on Station Street, said she was concerned that a Tesco store would drive business out of the town centre.
"The new Tesco might benefit other businesses in Kirkby such as jewellery shops or estate agents but we are in competition with them," she said.
"They can sell flowers as a loss leader to get people through the door and we cannot compete with them because they buy on such a huge scale.
Loyalty is a thing of the past now — people just want the cheapest thing they can get and it will destroy us."
The public consultation will take place from 10am-5pm at the Festival Hall.
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