Tesco, one of the UK's largest and most successful supermarket chains, has been forced to revise and resubmit plans for a new store in Hadleigh in Suffolk, after the previous proposals were criticised for being too ambitious. Consequently, Tesco store planners have scaled down the size of the proposed new store by approximately one sixth of its original size, and have resubmitted a planning application to Babergh District Council.
Even at the scaled-down size, the new Tesco is expected to create around 200 new food jobs for the area, as well as attract a wealth of new shoppers to historic Suffolk town of Hadleigh. Despite criticism that the site for the new store is too close to the river, will cause traffic flow problems and damage trade in the high street, Tesco has been supported in its plans by a loyal group of residents, calling themselves 'Hadleigh's Tesco Supporters Group'. These Hadleigh residents have been campaigning for a Tesco to open in their town for over ten years, and it seems likely they will finally get their wish.
Tesco and other supermarket giants such as Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury's and Co-operative Food, have all been opening a number of new stores recently, which is a positive sign that the food industry is in good health and is continuing to expand. Being some of the top graduate employers in the UK, these major companies, at this highly successful time, are looking like an increasingly good prospect for food job hunters looking for career progression and job security.
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