Tesco reopens final former Shoprite store on Isle of Man
The last of nine new Tesco stores is set to open on the Isle of Man following the supermarket chain's takeover of Shoprite.The new Express store on Victoria Road replaces the Winerite Neighbourhood Food Store on the site. In October 2023, Shoprite announced it had sold all of its stores to the retail giant after 50 years of trading.The latest opening completes the conversion of those supermarket sites into five superstores and four express stores over the past 12 months.
Area Manager Richard Frear said over the course of the store openings, the chain had created about 120 new jobs.The supermarket chain now wanted to "continue to have a positive impact in the local community" through its Stronger Starts and food donation programmes, he said.As with the other eight stores, the latest official opening is coupled with a £1,000 donation to a Manx charity, with the latest to benefit being Cruse Bereavement.The rebranding of the nine former Shoprite stores began in Castletown with the chain's Arbory Street site, which reopened in February 2024.Along with the existing Tesco superstore on Lake Road, which opened in 2000, it means the retailer now has 10 shops on the island.
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