Home Bargains has invested approximately £4 million in its new store in Hyndburn, Blackburn, which will be officially opened at 8.00 am on Saturday 15th May 2021
As one of the UK’s largest family-run retailers, Home Bargains is creating 97 new jobs in the local community with its store on The Peel Centre, Whitebirk Drive. In total, the store will employ 99 team members, including a couple of team members who will be transferring from local stores.
It will also be donating £2,000 to local charity Milly’s Smiles, which is a children’s cancer charity based in Great Harwood. The charity was set up in November 2015 in memory of Milly Walmsley who sadly passed away after being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Lorraine Hargreaves, the charity’s founder, said: “Milly’s Smiles feel really privileged to have been chosen as the charity to receive a wonderful donation of £2,000. This money will allow us to continue supporting families going through one of the worst times of their lives. A huge thank you to everyone at Home Bargains for choosing Milly’s Smiles, we appreciate it so very much.”
The new Blackburn store will join over 500 outlets across the UK. Opening approximately 50 stores a year, Home Bargains is bucking current trends in the industry.
Jordan Gillman, the new Hyndburn store manager, said: “It’s a huge honour to be opening our new Peel Centre store this weekend and something that I’m exceptionally proud of.
“I started my Home Bargains journey back in January 2020 as a store manager at our Burnley Retail Park site, having worked in the retail sector for over a decade. However, helping to launch the new Hyndburn store will be an accomplishment I’ll cherish for the rest of my career.”
The 32,023 sq ft store will offer shoppers a range of products, including homewares, health and beauty essentials, sweets, snacks and drinks, as well as fresh and frozen food.
The new store will also come with an on-site café serving hot and cold refreshments to customers, and its own bakery, serving a delicious range of fresh bread, pastries and cakes that will be baked in-store daily.
Jordan added: “The Peel Centre 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.”
With more than five million customers each week, Home Bargains is one of the country’s best-loved discount retailers, stocking top-quality branded goods at low prices.
