Iceland buys Billericay Woolworths store (From Chelmsford Weekly News)

Iceland buys Billericay Woolworths store

10:34pm Friday 9th January 2009

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FROZEN food giant Iceland is to create 2,500 jobs after buying 51 former Woolworth's stores including the one in Billericay.

The firm said the jobs would be created across the country in the coming year, in addition to its existing store opening programme.

Marketing director Nick Canning said: "We are confident we can help to support the local community in these towns who have lost a major high street retailer in Woolworth's.

"We look forward to developing our business in 2009 by continuing to offer our customers fantastic value everyday across our range of frozen, grocery and chilled products."

The Billericay Woolworths closed last week. No other south Essex stores have been bought by Iceland.

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