30 Sep Central England Co-op announce £800,000 investment in Sawbridgeworth high street
Central England Co-op has announced the purchase of Gravelle’s Budgens store in Sawbridgeworth.
The store will close briefly at the end of October following completion of the sale to allow for a full refurbishment before re-opening in early November.
During the closure period the store will undergo a £800,000 refurbishment to enhance the shopping experience for customers, with a brand new layout and look and feel, additional parking spaces, an enhanced food to go offering and new customer bathrooms including baby changing facilities.
The existing team members will remain in place, ready to welcome their customers back to the store.
Andy Peake, commercial director at Central England Co-op, said: “Our purchase of the Sawbridgeworth store allows us to continue to invest in our local high streets as part of our growth strategy, and to join the wonderful community here.
“We acquired Gravelle’s Budgens at Sawston Cambridge a few years ago and are excited to see the same success here in Sawbridgeworth.
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank residents for their patience while we complete the refit, and we look forward to welcoming them again when we re-open with a fantastic new look.”
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK, with 8,000 colleagues serving customers across over 400 trading sites in the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
