The store on MacAulay Road stretches over 22,000 square feet and will employ more than 100 people.
The new Co-op store in Stornoway opened Friday. Image: Co-op.
Steven Cooper, the Co-op’s Stornoway Store Manager, said: “We have had a great response, we are delighted to have had the opportunity to carry out such a significant investment to transform the store.
New Stornoway Co-op manager Steven Cooper. Image: Co-op.
“Our aim is to operate at the heart of local life – and, we are very proud to serve the island community.”
The new Co-op store in Stornoway will employ more than 100 people. Image: Co-op.
The store will house a local favourite, Stag bakeries, which have opened an over-counter range of hot food, pies and pastries.
A look inside the new Co-op store in Stornoway, which opened on Friday, November 17. Image: Co-op.
There are also spots in the store for Travel Agent Hebrides Travel, an independent travel exchange bureau and location for The Original Factory Shop, a discounted clothing retailer.
The new Co-op store in Stornoway also houses other outlets, like discount clothes retailer The Original Factory Shop. Image: Co-op.
A new laundry service is also be available with a Revolution Laundromat located outside the store for washing and drying all types of laundry.
There is also a laundrette outside the new Co-op store in Stornoway opens. Image Co-op.
Last month, Co-op also relaunched its location in Sollas, North Uist, after renovations to the 1,500 square foot Island store.
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Pictures: First look inside Stornoway’s new Co-op supermarket with Original Factory Shop
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