Home Bargains to Open in Former Tesco Store

A popular discount store is set to set up shop in a former Wrexham supermarket.

Discount shop ‘Home Bargains’ is to move into the former Tesco Supermarket on Dodds Lane, Gwersyllt early this spring.

The company, which opened its first store 30 years ago now employs more than 16,000 staff across 370 stores.

Last January Tesco announced the Gwersyllt store was to close following a review of the company’s stores nationwide. The store was one of 43 ‘unprofitable stores’ and closed in April 2015.

Locally there have been rumours for several months that Home Bargains were planning on occupying the former Tesco store on Dodds Lane in Gwersyllt – with a Tesco spokesperson confirming to Wrexham.com in November that the company still owned the building and were in ‘advanced discussions’ about bringing the site back into use.

Rumours that the store will be occupied by Home Bargains appear to have been confirmed yesterday by a planning application submitted by the company to install new signage on the Dodds Lane unit. Work has also been ongoing in the store for several months.

A number of managerial and supervisor roles have also been advertised for the store.

Within the planning application submitted to Wrexham Council that the ‘Home Bargains advertisement’ will be on display from March 2016 – March 2021.

Much of the exterior of the building will remain the same, however new railings and window graphics will be added – along with the frontage being painted grey.

It is anticipated the new store will open in the next few months.