Jobs created with stores' arrival in Teignmouth
BIG retail brands are making a home for themselves in Teignmouth.
M&Co and Morrisons are establishing their brands in the seaside town.
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OPEN: Teignmouth councillors and M&Co staff at the opening of the store David Caunter
Work is under way on the new Morrisons store at Broadmeadow and the town centre has enjoyed a boost with the arrival of fashion store M&Co.
The fashion chain opened a branch in the former Woolworths store on Saturday, April 28, creating 11 jobs.
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The new store will be spread over 5,000sq ft with fashion for men, women and children.
Andrew McGeoch, M&Co's marketing and business development director, said: "As one of very few retailers to be investing back into local high streets, we're sure Teignmouth shoppers will welcome the new store."
At the same time, Morrisons has started work on its new supermarket.
Morrisons was named as the preferred bidder to build a supermarket at Broadmeadow in 2010 in a deal brokered by the council under the then leader, Liberal Democrat councillor Alan Connett.
The £20million scheme also included redeveloping other parts of the site, including bringing former playing fields back into use, creating an employment area with business units and building new transport links.
The supermarket will be 20,472 q ft and will have a cafe, petrol station and parking for 288 vehicles.
Morrisons has previously said it will provide 225 jobs, rising to 280 in the summer.
The proposals aim to bring a £12million regeneration boost to the town with money being ploughed into much-maligned town centre sites.
The supermarket development could open within 12 months.
Teignmouth mayor Cllr David Cox said: "I'm very pleased to see the speedy progress of Morrisons.
"It is also very good to see a reputable retailer like M&Co investing in our High Street.
"Both will provide an important boost to our economy and offer the prospect of good jobs for local residents. It will also have positive knock-on effects for our businesses.
"However, we need to be mindful of our neighbours — Bishopsteignton and Shaldon — and make sure their shops are not adversely affected.
"Some sensible investment of the deal from the Morrisons windfall on things like improving parking in these villages will make sure this is a win-win situation."
Comments
by Frances757
Saturday, May 19 2012, 12:25AM
“NEw supermarkets both creatre and distpry jobs at the same time. People get jobs in the supermarket, but the local independent shops loose work. The town centre looses out. However I applied to work in both of these new shops and heard nothing back at all. If unemploment is going down, why do I not have a dam job!”
by jyppo
Saturday, May 12 2012, 4:53PM
“Who needs to go back to school?"
rocketman”
by StuReynolds
Friday, May 11 2012, 8:47PM
“Supermarkets are more efficient than small shops (hence lower prices.) They are more efficient because they employ fewer people and squeeze their suppliers more than small shops can.
No supermarket has ever created a single job without someone losing out somewhere.”
by milesnagop
Friday, May 11 2012, 8:33PM
“"I have *a* £50 shopping budget"
"whoever *opens* a store"
"I still *have a*£50 shopping budget"
"*Tesco"
Who needs to go back to school?”
by jyppo
Friday, May 11 2012, 6:53PM
“I have £50 shopping budget.Morrisons or tesco or whoever open a store.Guess what i still got £50 shopping budget.Someone does need to go back to school.”
by milesnagop
Friday, May 11 2012, 5:27PM
“This article is taking its figures entirely from the supermarket press release. It's not checking any national stats regarding job figures following supermarket opening. It's disgracefully sloppy journalism, irresponsible and unforgivable. it's also common and it helps perpetuate the myth that supermarkets date jobs when in fact the reverse is the case.
Here's a link to an ACS article expressing concern over supermarket's over inflated claims about job creation that quotes from extensive research:
http://tinyurl.com/8279cgg
Here's A link to an article about how the jobs that supermarkets claim will be created never materialise (sainsbury claimed 15,000 would be created, only 800 materialised):
http://tinyurl.com/6rufddu
A 1998 study by the National Retailer Planning Forum (NRPF) examining the employment impacts of 93 superstore openings between 1991 and 1994 found that they resulted in a net loss of more than 25,000 jobs or 276 per store opened. This would be from jobs lost at local stores put out of business.
These are the jobs of people in the local community that the Herald Express claims to represent. For shame.”
by maninmuffti
Friday, May 11 2012, 4:51PM
“tesco are the wal -mart of the uk when they move in the town dies”
by RocketRon_
Friday, May 11 2012, 2:42PM
“Right on que, mr "i hate tescos" and "i hate progress and jobs"...”
by reiwruwiou
Friday, May 11 2012, 12:57PM
“But what sort of jobs? The bulk will be part time. Also, how many businesses will close and jobs lost as a result of Tesco? Nice one, Rocket Ron.”
by RocketRon_
Friday, May 11 2012, 9:17AM
“"Create jobs"? So the usual Muppet's on here who are against the Tescos in brixham should go back to school it seems. New business CREATES JOBS..”