Asda hopes to open Express store in surprising city centre location

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Asda is set to open a brand new store in the city centre — but it’ll be unlike its other Mancunian shops. The supermarket chain is applying to open an Asda Express on Oxford Road.

Should planning permission be granted, the smaller version of the supermarket will open inside the Circle Square development.

Asda’s arrival at the development will break an established pattern of openings on the site, which currently is home to craft beer bars, a bao bun restaurant, and trendy brunch spots.

However, new planning documents reveal the Leeds-headquartered chain is in talks to open in Circle Square. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Join our FREE Manchester City Centre WhatsApp group by clicking here “We have been instructed by Asda Stores Limited to seeks permission in writing of the proposed opening hours of Asda Express, [at] Retail Unit T4, Circle Square, Oxford Road,” a letter from planning agents Pegasus Group said.