* Neither Aldi nor Home Bargains will confirm an interest in the new supermarket.
Neither of the two retail giants suggested as potential occupiers of Llangollen’s “ghost” supermarket will say for sure whether they have an interest in taking it over.
Sainsburys, who built the 34,000
square foot store off the A5, announced a year ago that they wouldn’t be
running it directly due to adverse economic conditions and revealed they were
looking for potential tenants.
The pull-out also dashed hopes
for 130 promised jobs.
There has since been speculation
that supermarket chain Aldi and discount group Home Bargains were ready to sign
a deal to jointly occupy the building.
But this week both companies
remained non-committal.
A spokesman for Aldi told
llanblogger yesterday (Tuesday): “Aldi, the award-winning discount food
retailer, is keen to develop a new food store in Llangollen.
“There
is a clear need for greater shopping choice in the area and Aldi is looking at
a variety of sites that fit both suitability and convenience for local
shoppers.”
And a spokesman for Home
Bargains said today: “Unfortunately, it’s a no comment from us, as we work to a
strict planner of confirmed stores.”
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