Address: Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC , Chester Le Street , St Cuthbert's Walk, Chester Le Street, DH3 3YG
| Opening hours |
Store |
| Mon/Tue/Wed |
08:00 - 20:00 |
| Thurs/Fri |
08:00 - 21:00 |
| Sat |
08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sun |
10:00 - 16:00 |
Manager: 39 year-old, Ian Brocklehurst, joined the company five years ago, he has managed store conversions, and been a member of the Carlisle management team, before being appointed as Chester Le Street Store General Manager. Ian has worked in retail for more than 19 years, working his way up to his current position from trolley assistant.
Colleagues: Our Chester Le Street store employs over 150 colleagues, including 81 former Co-op staff who joined Morrisons on handover of the store. 65 new positions have also been created. Specialist staff include bakers who are craft skilled so that they can bake over 80 different types of bread from scratch, butchers trained in traditional craft skills to offer the freshest meat and prepare over 110 cuts, and fishmongers equipped with the skills to prepare over 100 different cuts of fish.
Site: Morrisons new supermarket, formerly a Co-op store, was acquired in February 2009 and is part of the St Cuthbert’s Walk Shopping Centre
Building: The store has undergone a full refurbishment and conversion to incorporate Morrisons ‘Market Street’, as well as improvements to the customer car park.
Key features:
Market Street: is a retail experience unique to Morrisons where all fresh food, much of it prepared in store, is stocked and sold. It contains a number of areas, each with its own personality:
- Your Fishmonger: Trained fishmongers on hand all day to fillet and prepare any of our fish, plus advise on the best buys, choices and preparation ideas.
- The Bakery: Craft bakers baking bread in small batches throughout the day so you can buy freshly baked bread.
- Family Butcher: A friendly ‘real’ butcher able to cut and prepare meat the traditional way, offering a larger variety of cuts that any other supermarket.
- Fresh To Go: Making salads and sandwiches in store from scratch using only fresh ingredients.
- The Cake Shop: Packed full of freshly prepared cakes, doughnuts and pastries, filled in store throughout the day.
- Oven Fresh: Offering roast chickens, ribs, sausages and a range of pies, all cooked in store and served from the oven.
- Delicatessen and Deli Express: With a range of cooked meats, cheeses, olives, and extensive range of British and continental products.
- Greengrocer: Where our trained greengrocers can offer advice on fresh fruit and vegetables, salads, fresh flowers and indoor plants.
Health & Beauty: A comprehensive range of health and beauty products.
Home & Leisure: Collections of cookware, music and video games.
Parking: for 230 vehicles, including designated spaces for blue badge holders and parents and toddlers.
Recycling facilities for plastic carrier bags.
Facilities for our disabled shoppers.
Baby Changing facilities.
A 24 hour Cash Machine outside the store
