Sainsbury’s opens new Local store in Leeds


Sainsbury’s has opened it new Local store in the Wellington Place, Leeds, offering the new city centre development’s businesses and residents a convenient choice of quality food for fantastic value.

At 2,800 sq ft, the store is one Sainsbury’s largest Local stores. The new store will offer residents and workers an excellent range of fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products, an in-store bakery, drinks, sandwiches and snacks along with other convenience products. It will also offer a trial range of gym and protein products.

The Wellington Place store will trade from 7am-9pm Monday to Friday and 8am-8pm on weekends.

The new store has created 15 new jobs and will play an active role in the local community, supporting a local charity and Sainsbury’s nationwide community programmes and charity partners.

Andrew Schlesinger, Sainsbury’s Wellington Place Local Store Manager, said, “We are delighted to be opening a brand new Local store in the heart of Leeds, providing residents and workers in Wellington Place with a convenient place to pick up their favourite grocery products at fantastic value.

“The new store looks fantastic and we have a great team of colleagues – many of whom are new to Sainsbury’s – who are really excited to welcome and serve customers.”