Sainsbury’s has expanded its presence in Northern Ireland with the opening of its 13th supermarket there, and its first-ever store in Omagh, following a ribbon cutting ceremony with colleagues, customers and local school pupils. The new 32,208 sq ft supermarket is the first new store the retailer has launched in Northern Ireland since the opening of Sainsbury’s Carrickfergus in 2009.
Located in Great Northern Retail Park, the new store is now open for customers between 08:00-10:00 Monday to Saturday and from 13:00-18:00 on Sundays. It represents a major investment of approximately £12 million in the local economy and has created 130 jobs for people in and around Omagh.
It brings Sainsbury’s delicious range of great value, high-quality food to Omagh and will also include its Groceries Online offer, which launches in a few weeks. The added geographical coverage to Sainsbury’s Groceries Online means all customers in Northern Ireland will have access to the retailer’s home delivery service for the first time.
The new store also features Sainsbury’s popular Tu Clothing range and a dedicated Click and Collect point inside the supermarket, enabling customers to order items from Argos online for collection while picking up their groceries.
Sainsbury’s is in the third year of its ambitious plan to bring more of its food range to more customers in more locations. As part of this, it has been opening many more new Sainsbury’s supermarkets in towns like Omagh that didn’t previously have one, putting its winning combination of value, quality, availability and service within easier reach of more people throughout the UK.
David Pilbeam, Sainsbury’s Director of Acquisitions, Capital Projects and Engineering, said: “We’re really excited to have opened our 13th store in Northern Ireland, demonstrating our commitment to growing our presence here and allowing us to bring Sainsbury’s to Omagh for the very first time. We’ve completely revitalised two units in the Great Northern Retail Park in the process and we hope everyone in the community is as pleased with the result as we are.
“It was fantastic to see so many happy customers and colleagues experiencing the new state-of-the-art store for the first time today. We’d like to thank them and everyone who has supported us to bring our newest Sainsbury’s store to life and we look forward to bringing the best of Sainsbury’s to people in and around Omagh for years to come.”
Sainsbury’s is committed to playing an integral part in the communities it serves. For example, hundreds of children across Omagh will start the school day with a nourishing breakfast thanks to the new store, which has committed £5,000 to sponsor breakfast clubs at five local primary schools as part of its arrival in the town.