SuperValu is to create more than 40 jobs at a new store in Dundalk, Co Louth, as part of a €7 million investment.
The new 17,600sq ft store is due to open in autumn 2017. It will be located in a flagship new retail development at the former Fairways Hotel site in Dundalk. A further 70 jobs will be supported during the development’s construction phase.
Dozens of jobs were lost in 2010 when the Dundalk branch of Superquinn was the only store not included in the Musgrave group’s buyout of the supermarket chain from receivers KPMG.
SuperValu Fairways will be the anchor premises of the €25 million development by local Dundalk developer Wonderglade, which will also include a number of smaller retailer units.
The store will be operated by Dundalk retailer Richard Tiernan and will stock a range of locally-sourced produce from Louth suppliers including Moran Jams, Kookie Dough and Slig li.
New opportunities
The new store will also include a butcher counter, fish counter and fresh bakery. There will also be in-store experts, as well as customer parking.
Musgrave property development manager Ciara Croffy said SuperValu "is always looking for new opportunities to bring our market-leading offer to consumers across Ireland".
“In partnership with Wonderglade, we are delighted to announce that SuperValu will be the anchor tenant of phase one of this exciting new development,” she added.
Patrick O’Callaghan of Wonderglade said the new €25 million Fairways development would include a number of smaller retail units, a coffee shop, residential units and a hotel when completed.
“As a local company, we are pleased to know that the development will create local jobs, both once complete and during the construction phase, which will be led by local Dundalk firm Denis Williams Design Services and by local builder Hollywood Developments,” he said.
SuperValu sources produce from more than 2,200 Irish suppliers – more than any other grocery retailer in the Irish market – equating to an annual economic contribution of €2.19 billion.
