Supermarket Need
Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners undertook a Retail Assessment on behalf of Oswestry Borough Council which identified a requirement for a new supermarket.
It found that Oswestry retains 67% of convenience goods spending from the town’s core catchment and only 43% from the wider area and there is overtrading in Oswestry’s existing food stores.
A new foodstore will:
- Increase shopper choice
- Reduce congestion in Oswestry’s supermarkets
- Reduce the need for people to drive to Wrexham, Shrewsbury and Welshpool to shop, increasing the vibrancy and viability of Oswestry
- Create new employment opportunities
The report also highlighted that failure to secure a new retail development would result in continued expenditure leakage from Oswestry to other competing towns, increasing the length of car-based shopping trips. It predicts that further congestion in shops and stores during peak periods will also encourage residents to shop outside of the Borough.
Read our news release identifying the need for a supermarket: Download PDF
