THE countdown has begun to the May 16 launch of the new Tesco Extra store, on Park Road, Liverpool.
Store manager Richard Hatley, who has received the keys to the new store from Patton Construction operations director Brendan O'Reilly, said: “My team and I can’t wait to get inside and start stocking the shelves.”
The store will be open 24 hours a day from Monday 6am to midnight on Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
Almost 300 new jobs have been created by the store opening, after Tesco received 2,000 applications.
Tesco, which has made the largest private investment in Toxteth since 1981, worked closely with local organisations during recruitment to ensure jobs were given to Liverpool residents – 65% of all new vacancies went to people living within L1, L8, and L17 postcodes, with the remaining jobs going to residents in surrounding areas.
Of the 280 new jobs, 190 staff are permanent and 90 are temporary, and once the store is open the management team could offer additional permanent jobs.
