// Sainsbury’s opens 10th new-format Neighbourhood Hub store in Henfield, West Sussex
// The retailer hopes the stores will provide the best “in neighbourhood” one-stop offer for customers
Sainsbury’s has welcomed shoppers to its 10th Neighbourhood Hub store, based in Henfield, West Sussex, as it rolls out the new concept.
The Neighbourhood Hub stores are “a food-led interpretation of its renowned supermarket offer whose size sits between that of convenience stores and supermarkets”.
The grocery giant has “specifically curated product ranges” across the stores, and location choices have been selected to give shoppers exactly what they need to do their weekly shop locally.
Sainsbury’s said it aimed to provide the best “in neighbourhood one-stop offer” for customers, focusing on product choice, great value and community.
The new Neighbourhood Hub store opens in Henfield after three months of comprehensive upgrade works.
The retailer bought the building from Knight’s Budgens last year and all employees from the original shop have been kept on.
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Sainsbury’s property director Patrick Dunne said: “We’re excited to have launched our tenth Neighbourhood Hub store this morning following a major investment, giving the local community in Henfield the chance to experience Sainsbury’s fantastic product offer from one of our latest format stores.”
He continued: “Like the rest of our estate, Sainsbury’s Henfield Local will operate using 100% renewable electricity and 100% LED lighting as part of our ambition to become net zero in our own operations by 2035.”
This isn’t the only new Sainsbury’s store to open of late, with the retailer launching an energy-efficient flagship supermarket earlier in May.
The Hook-based shop plans to use just half the energy of a similar-sized supermarket.
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