12:08pm Monday 31st August 2009
By Samuel Underwood
Hundreds of people queued to check-out a newly revamped supermarket.
Morrisons took over the run-down Co-op store in Newland Road, Worthing, earlier this year and has spent months transforming it into a gleaming new shop.
It officially opened for business today and attracted crowds of shoppers that packed the aisles.
Builders took just 14 weeks to strip the store back to its brickwork to install all new fixtures and fittings and give the building a much-needed facelift.
Co-op was forced to sell the store under competition laws after it bought the Somerfield chain.
Many of the former staff were kept on and more than 1,000 people applied for the 250 jobs on offer.
As well as the expected supermarket fare, the store includes a fishmonger and in-house bakery and sells electronic goods and homeware.
Manager Stuart Marshall said: “We want the store to be a focal point for the community.
“I'm proud of the staff's achievements and I want Worthing to be proud of us.”
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