Iceland to open new Spennymoor store next week as shutters come down on other branch

A supermarket chain will open its new store in Spennymoor next week.

Iceland Foods will open the doors at the former Original Factory Shop in Spennymoor on Festival Walk on Tuesday, March 17.

The firm’s existing store on Oxford Road will close at 4pm on Monday, March 16.

Iceland Spennymoor will open on March 17 (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

All current staff will be moving to the new site, Iceland said, with nine new jobs also created.

To celebrate the new store opening, the chain is giving away £1,500 worth of vouchers to the first 150 customers in the queue.

On opening day, customers in the queue before 7.30am wil have the chance to win a supermarket sweep-style experience where they get 90 seconds to fill their trolley and walk away with the contents for free, and there will also be air fryers given away.

Iceland Spennymoor signs (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

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Kristian Barrett, chief operating officer at Iceland Foods, said: “We’re excited to be opening our new store in Spennymoor, bringing even more fantastic deals and a brilliant range of frozen, grocery and fresh foods to local shoppers.

“We can’t wait to open our doors and see our customers enjoy the unrivalled variety of products available across the store.”

The new store will be open from 8am til 7pm on Monday to Saturday, and 10am–4pm on Sundays.