Alliance to open second Iceland store in St Peter Port
He said: "We're pleased to be opening a second Iceland location in Guernsey, this time right in the centre of St Peter Port - the new store has been designed with town centre shoppers in mind."We're also growing our team on the island with a number of new roles, and we look forward to welcoming customers to the store later this summer."Justin Addison, international and partnerships director at Iceland Foods, said the new shop would be "helping to support the community while expanding our presence in the Channel Islands".CEO of Health Connections Bella Farrell said the charity's shop currently at the site would "pop up again somewhere else at some point" and that there would be no job losses.
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