DIY superstore Wickes opens at Clifton Moor

7:58am Thursday 14th March 2013 in Business news

Valued customer Guy Pulleyn, who runs his own kitchen and bathroom business in Wigginton, cuts the ribbon with store manager John Tickle to open the new Wickes on Clifton Moor Valued customer Guy Pulleyn, who runs his own kitchen and bathroom business in Wigginton, cuts the ribbon with store manager John Tickle to open the new Wickes on Clifton Moor

A YORK DIY superstore held a ribbon cutting ceremony after moving back into the premises it left ten years ago.

Wickes customer Guy Pulleyn cut the ribbon at the store at Clifton Moor yesterday morning to begin the first day of business.

Among those at the opening was Carr Lane resident Chris Mcmullen, who correctly answered a question about the new store in a competition run by The Press, and received £150 in Wickes tokens.

Mike Reather, from Wickes, said: “The new site is actually the original store that Wickes occupied up until 2003 and it has been left empty since 2003. Moving back gives us a great opportunity to improve the old store to current market trends and offer everything the customer needs for their project.”

The store will be visited by the Lord Mayor of York, Keith Hyman, on Saturday, when he will award prizes in a local schools drawing competition.

Comments(9)

Oncebitten says...
10:38am Thu 14 Mar 13

It's like deja vu....all over again ;-)

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A.N.OtherYorkie says...
3:01pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Can someone tell me the big secret...where was it originally, then? It's not like there are only 2 shops on CM so I would be able to see! I wasn't here in 2003. Great PR!

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crofty 2 says...
6:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I remember the old store opening, it was more like a trade builders supplier, no diy idiots lol

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m dee says...
9:21pm Thu 14 Mar 13

A.N.OtherYorkie wrote:
Can someone tell me the big secret...where was it originally, then? It's not like there are only 2 shops on CM so I would be able to see! I wasn't here in 2003. Great PR!
Kettlestring Lane not far from the end where Moss Tyres is.

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yorkielass says...
2:52pm Fri 15 Mar 13

What do you call the one near Tesco then, I thought that was Wickes, but obviously mistaken!

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m dee says...
7:20pm Sat 16 Mar 13

yorkielass wrote:
What do you call the one near Tesco then, I thought that was Wickes, but obviously mistaken!
It is Wickes near Tesco your not mistaken,10 years ago they moved from Kettlestring Lane to near Tesco, according to the article they have now moved back, I presume they will close the one near Tesco.

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yorkielass says...
7:59pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Oh thanks, reading the article I thought it sounded like they were moving back to York, rather than swapping sites within Clifton Moor.

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BigJon says...
10:57am Sun 17 Mar 13

m dee wrote:
yorkielass wrote:
What do you call the one near Tesco then, I thought that was Wickes, but obviously mistaken!
It is Wickes near Tesco your not mistaken,10 years ago they moved from Kettlestring Lane to near Tesco, according to the article they have now moved back, I presume they will close the one near Tesco.
As far as know this is correct. The one near Tesco is being closed and they are moving back to their old premises due to the ultra-high rent they were having to pay on the (near Tesco) store.

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yorkielass says...
9:23pm Sun 17 Mar 13

Thank you :-)

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