Store Group to open new sites in Manchester and Cheshire

The new units will feature independent street food vendors, bars serving local craft beers, wine and spirit, a coffee shop with bakery unit, and a General Store’s outlet offering artisan alcohol, local fresh baked goods, and zero-waste, household essential refill stations.

Sale FoodHall will open this summer, with a 150-cover dining and drinking space, plus an outdoor terrace. The new Foodhall will replace the ‘Groceries and Beer’ unit already operated by the Store Group, and will be relocated around the corner at Stanley Square Shopping Mall to create a bigger 5,500sq ft food, drink, and retail destination.

Northwich Foodhall, which will open in the autumn, launches in a two-storey unit in the town centre. The 9,000sq ft unit also features a rooftop terrace where customers will be able to dine outside.

Mital Morar, founder of Store Retail Group, said: “This is a really exciting moment for us as we announce our second and third Foodhalls. It’s been a long time coming as, like everyone, we’ve battled against Covid over the last year, so we’re hugely excited that the plan is now taking shape.

“We’ve made Sale our home over the last 18 months, and as we expand and put down even stronger roots in the town we look forward to celebrating an exciting new chapter with the community.

“Northwich is also a really exciting location for us, taking the step out of Manchester for the first time is a big deal for our brand and we are looking forward to the challenge. The location is really important to us – we want to be able to create our own community in Northwich.”

The expanded venue in Sale will create 10 new jobs in the town centre, in addition to the 10 already employed at the existing store, while the new Northwich Foodhall will create around 30 new local jobs.