Sainsbury’s Colne- a case study in supermarket "design "
This store is on the edge of town and smaller than the proposed Crosby store
Wikipedia-
The core 'Main Mission' store format, which is a typical Sainsbury's supermarket, is between 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) and 48,000 sq ft (4,500 m2). The average size of a Sainsbury's supermarket is 34,000 sq ft (3,200 m2),
Unlikely source of information but some VERY interesting comments on the store here!
Sainsbury's opens new store in Colne
The supermarket chain has created 240 jobs at the shop which has been built on the site of the derelict former Coach House Antiques flanked by Windsor Street, Windy Bank and
Planning permission was granted in June 2008 the same year planners rejected proposals from Tesco for a different site.
Store manager Ian Collins said: "It is uplifting to know that this store has helped so many back into employment, morale is high and the team is ready to provide high service to all customers."
The store will sell clothes, homewares, and entertainment products as well as food. Critics have warned it will pull trade away from smaller retailers in the town.
From the Burnley Citizen 7/07/10
THE new Sainsbury’s supermarket has opened its doors in Colne today.Mayor of Pendle Coun Tony Beckett cut the ribbon at the 46,000 sq ft Norfolk Street
The store includes a 7,718 sq ft home department and a 8,256 sq ft clothing department.It boasts a cookshop and entertainment section, an under-store car park with 21 dedicated disabled spaces and 14 parent and child spaces, a café and a selection of self-scan tills along with main tills.
The supermarket also includes eco-friendly measures including a rainwater harvesting system to flush every one of its toilets.
Bosses at Sainsbury’s said they had worked hard to build strong links with the local community.
18 per cent of its 240 workforce were previously seeking Job Seekers Allowance and a further five per cent being out of work for more than six months.
The store’s manager, Ian Collins, has worked for Sainsbury’s for 20 years and is the former manager of the Lancaster
He said: “We’ve been really looking forward to opening in Colne and welcoming residents to our new store.
“It is uplifting to know that this store has helped so many back into employment.
“Morale is high and the team is ready to provide high service to all customers.”
In the build-up to the official opening, the store had been working with schoolchildren in the borough, them about how it is working to reduce its carbon footprint.
Pupils from Blacko Primary School
Local charities can apply for a Sainsbury’s Local Heroes grant.
People in Colne can also get involved by selecting their favourite local charity to become the store’s new Local Charity Of The Year partner.
Once the charity is selected, the store will take part in fundraising activities over one year to support their chosen charity.
Opening hours are 7am to 11pm from Monday to Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday.
The Burnley Express 18/06/10
Colne Sainsbury's controversial 'Hollywood ' sign to be taken down
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published Date: 18 June 2010
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury's has been ordered to bring down its controversial signs from the roof of its new Colne store after angry residents compared them to the huge Hollywood Hill's landmark.
People living opposite the Windsor Street
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Elsie Holmes, ofWindsor Street Hollywood
Sainsbury's planning agent Nicole Thompson said the signs were needed to compete against rival stores such as Asda in Colne and Morrison's, Nelson.
She said: "Signs such as this are a part of supermarkets whether we like them or not. The size of them is necessary so we can see them from far away and we rely on stores being visible."
Ms Thompson also denied the banner was two metres tall, claiming this was only the height from the roof line to the top of the structure, and offered to reduce the height of the fixings to lower the signs.
But Colne and District councillors were already unhappy supermarket bosses had given the go-ahead for the two-metre high sign to be erected on the east and west elevations of the building, before hearing the outcome of their planning application.
Coun. Tony Greaves said: "Although this is completely legal, it is not the way for a new supermarket to make friends in Colne."
He added: "It is ludicrous to say people going past won't know there is a Sainsbury's there."
Councillors agreed to refuse permission for the two signs in line with the planning officer's recommendation and ordered talks between Sainsbury's, residents and planning officials over the remaining directional signs.
Case officer Kathryn Hughes said in a report to the committee the signs would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area, creating "inappropriate" and "unduly obtrusive" features.
Speaking after the meeting, she said it was not yet known whether Sainsbury's would appeal the decision. She added: "We don't know if there will be an appeal at this stage, but we will be having a meeting with Sainsbury's next week to discuss the other signs.
"If the signs are not removed, we would have to consider enforcement action. But with the store opening in three weeks' time, I would expect to see Sainsbury's resubmit new plans and an appeal at the same time."
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Sainsbury's planning agent Nicole Thompson said the signs were needed to compete against rival stores such as Asda in Colne and Morrison's, Nelson.
She said: "Signs such as this are a part of supermarkets whether we like them or not. The size of them is necessary so we can see them from far away and we rely on stores being visible."
Ms Thompson also denied the banner was two metres tall, claiming this was only the height from the roof line to the top of the structure, and offered to reduce the height of the fixings to lower the signs.
But Colne and District councillors were already unhappy supermarket bosses had given the go-ahead for the two-metre high sign to be erected on the east and west elevations of the building, before hearing the outcome of their planning application.
Coun. Tony Greaves said: "Although this is completely legal, it is not the way for a new supermarket to make friends in Colne."
He added: "It is ludicrous to say people going past won't know there is a Sainsbury's there."
Councillors agreed to refuse permission for the two signs in line with the planning officer's recommendation and ordered talks between Sainsbury's, residents and planning officials over the remaining directional signs.
Case officer Kathryn Hughes said in a report to the committee the signs would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area, creating "inappropriate" and "unduly obtrusive" features.
Speaking after the meeting, she said it was not yet known whether Sainsbury's would appeal the decision. She added: "We don't know if there will be an appeal at this stage, but we will be having a meeting with Sainsbury's next week to discuss the other signs.
"If the signs are not removed, we would have to consider enforcement action. But with the store opening in three weeks' time, I would expect to see Sainsbury's resubmit new plans and an appeal at the same time."
Work on site of Colne Sainsbury's begins
· By Kate Turner »Reporter
DEMOLITION work has started on the site where the new Sainsbury’s store will be built.
The former Coach House Antiques site in North Valley Road
The supermarket, which is set to create 320 new jobs, will begin to take shape in the coming months and it is expected that it will take a year to complete. Jo Try, regional development executive for Sainsbury’s said: “Demolition work on the existing site is progressing, and construction work is expected to start in the next few months. Construction is expected to take around a year, and the recruitment process will begin as the store nears completion.
“The new store will create up to 320 new full and part-time jobs. Sainsbury’s will work hard to ensure that as many of these jobs as possible go to the local community.”
It is estimated that 100 jobs created will be full time.
Planning permission for the venture was given the green light by council officials back in June 2008 after a store war broke out between Sainsbury and Tesco over the development of the site that is bounded by Windsor Street, Windy Bank and Norfolk Street
The regular sized Sainsbury’s store, which is to take up 45,000 sq ft, has divided the community, with fears that it could decimate town centre trade and lead to further traffic on the already congested North Valley Road
But bosses from the store believe that it will bring in trade worth an estimated £7 to £10 million.
Coun Howard Thomas, deputy chair of Pendle’s Colne and District Committee, said: “I think there was a little bit of concern when the recession started to bite that Sainsbury’s might hesitate, but they assured us that the plans would still go ahead.
"At least now we can see they are doing it.”
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