New World Ilam supermarket construction to start

New World Ilam supermarket construction to start in October

Construction of the $19 million New World Ilam supermarket is expected to start in October and should be completed mid 2011.

Situated on the former Feltex factory site and designed to intergrate with the proposed Vision Senior Living retirement village, New World Ilam supermarket will have a floor area of 3992 sq metres.

Roger Davidson, General Manager Property and Retail Development for Foodstuffs South Island, said that the development of the new supermarket fitted in well with the investment the company was making throughout the South Island

“In the last three years we have invested about $80 million as part of our schedule of upgrading our New World supermarkets throughout the South Island, We also built a new supermarket at Lincoln last year.

“Just in the Canterbury area alone we are at present spending $16 million on upgrading the New World supermarkets in Rangiora and Kaiapoi and have planning consent to extend our Belfast New World.

“We know how appreciative the building industry is to have contracts of this size in these difficult times. It also demonstrates our commitment to providing up-to-date and modern supermarkets for our loyal customers and emphasises our continued investment in South Island communities where our locally owned and operated stores are situated,” he said.

New World Ilam will go out to contract in September.

“The new supermarket will be tailored for the area in which it is being built. There will be a very strong emphasis on fresh foods and an expanded product range, we will be unveiling a new European-styled bakery complete with a specially imported oven and customers will also be able to order espresso coffee as they enter the store.

“A big part of shopping today is all about the experience and shoppers will be well catered for when the supermarket opens next year,” he said.

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