Asda creates 140 new jobs in Enniskillen

Supermarket giant Asda is to open a store in Enniskillen Co Fermanagh later this month creating 140 new jobs.

Supermarket giant Asda is to open a store in Enniskillen Co Fermanagh later this month creating 140 new jobs.

The stg£20 million store on the Derrychara Road will be unveiled on August 20th and will offer food, clothing and household goods.

It follows recent expansion in Strabane and the opening of other sites across the North.

General store manager Martin Kelly said: "There is great pride among colleagues that the new Enniskillen store will be one of the first to be built to the new proto design format.

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"Shoppers, both from Northern Ireland and across the border, are eager to enjoy the increased offers the new larger store will bring."

The 41,000sq ft outlet will include cutting edge technology designed to reduce environmental emissions. There will be a total workforce of 320 once staff transferred from closing Erneside store are included.

The supermarket plans a further re-site in Ballyclare and a flagship superstore alongside Junction One in Antrim, both subject to planning permission.