A new Co-op community store is opening in Lancashire next Friday.

Pictures released this week provide a first look at the progress of a new community store opening near Leyland – the first of its kind in Lancashire.

Central England Co-op will officially open its new store in Wigan Road, Clayton-le-Woods, on Friday May 13, with confirmed features including self-checkouts, a customer car park, free water refills and customer toilets.

It will be the Society’s first store in Lancashire and will bring investment and new jobs to the area, as well as providing a modern and sustainable food store for the local community.

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The images attached show how both the outside and inside of the store have almost been completed and made ready for thousands of products to be stacked onto the shelves ahead of the official opening.

The store’s frontage is almost complete and special eco-friendly fridges and lighting have started to be installed to back up the retailer’s eco-friendly ethos, while the kiosk area is in place ready to welcome locals.

Wigan Road Central England Co-operative store manager Saj Bax said: “The images show that our brand new store in Clayton-le-Woods is almost ready to launch and we can’t wait to open the doors to the local community and build some wonderful relationships with new customers and members.

“It’s particularly exciting as this will be our first store to open in Lancashire and I’m excited to be leading our new team as we embark on this first for the Society.”

The Wigan Road Co-operative food store will be open from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Sunday.

The store will offer a wide range of products from everyday necessities to something a little more special.

This includes fresh fruit and vegetables, an in-store bakery offering breads and pastries, chilled beers and wines, fresh and frozen product, Irresistible and Fairtrade product ranges, as well as a great selection of food to go, including hot food.

It will also offer Lottery, Paypoint and Collect Plus, as well as a free cash machine.

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Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retailers in the UK, with over 400 trading outlets, a family of around 7,800 colleagues and more than 250,000 regular trading members.

It is independent from The Co-operative Group, but is part of the wider co-operative movement, working together to provide all sorts of benefits for members and customers.