New Sainsbury's store set to open in Sussex village

The retailer is to launch a new ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store in Henfield at premises previously occupied by Knight’s Budgens in the village High Street on May 31.

When it first announced plans for the new store in February, Sainsbury’s said it was investing more than £1 million to transform the store and existing Budgens staff would be given a chance to transfer to Sainsbury’s.

A spokesperson for the supermarket chain said: “Sainsbury’s Neighbourhood Hubs are a food-led interpretation of our renowned supermarket offer, whose size sits between that of convenience stores and supermarkets.

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"Their specifically curated product ranges, as well as carefully selected locations in communities throughout the UK, aim to give customers access to everything they need to complete a weekly shop locally.

"The vision for these stores is to be the best ‘in neighbourhood’ one-stop offer, with great value product choice and community at their heart.”