Sainsbury’s extension to create 40 new jobs (From York Press)
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Sainsbury’s extension to create 40 new jobs
9:20am Wednesday 10th February 2010 in
A HUGE extension being built at Sainsbury’s at Monks Cross, York, will generate 40 new jobs.
The supermarket chain today disclosed staff numbers there will increase to 440 once the multi-million-pound project to expand floor space from 53,000 sq ft to 74,000 sq ft is complete in July.
Work is being staggered to ensure there is as little disruption to shoppers as possible.
The restaurant will eventually be raised to a new mezzanine level and more products and new ranges will be introduced on the ground floor.
Other features will include more customer toilets and a reconfiguration of the checkout counters.
Outside, the car park is to be completely revamped.
Its two mini-roundabouts which caused rather than eased congestion are to be scrapped while entrances and exits will be made easier.
A spokeswoman for Sainsbury’s said: “The rows of bays are to be realigned to help shoppers find spaces more easily and there will be more disabled and parent/child spaces.
“We are also doubling the number of cycle parking spaces to 60.”
The scheme originally proposed a new access on to the site from Jockey Lane, but this has now been removed from the plans following objections from neighbouring businesses and residents.
The project was first announced in February last year when there was a public in-store exhibition and consultation, and 5,000 information leaflets with tear-off freepost feedback forms were sent out.
Sainsbury’s claimed that 90 per cent of those who responded were in favour.
The revamped store will make it of similar size to its rival neighbour, Asda, at the Monks Cross Shopping Park.
The new jobs will be a mixture of full and part-time and cover a range of positions. Recruitment should start in May.
Meanwhile, the new scheme begs the question – what will happen to Sainsbury’s second big store in York at Foss Bank?
There has been talk for years that Sainsbury’s might expand into the former neighbouring building of Homebase at Foss Bank, a site owned by the supermarket giant.
Morrisons has been built nearby and there is the prospect of a new Tesco in the offing in the city centre.
But the spokeswoman for Sainsbury’s said: “We are not planning to pull out of Foss Bank. For the moment, everything there is staying as it is.”
Comments(17)
Cost Accountant
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11:57am Wed 10 Feb 10
The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store.
Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.
AdmiralNN
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12:07pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Cost Accountant wrote:Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.
Mike Oxuge
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12:20pm Wed 10 Feb 10
AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.
Cost Accountant wrote:Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.
xxxxx
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12:43pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge wrote:Leave them at home then. You choose to have the children, choose to take them shopping, and then suddenly it's our problem.
AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.
Cost Accountant wrote:Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.
Kynnersley
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12:47pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge wrote:It was never a problem for me getting a toddler out of a two door car before the advent of Parent and Child parking
AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.Cost Accountant wrote: Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
Ghost of Oscar Deutsch
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12:57pm Wed 10 Feb 10
NTS
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1:00pm Wed 10 Feb 10
xxxxx wrote:Obviously by your comment you should be shopping at Netto
Mike Oxuge wrote:Leave them at home then. You choose to have the children, choose to take them shopping, and then suddenly it's our problem.AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.Cost Accountant wrote: Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
AdmiralNN
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1:20pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge wrote:Yes i have, it wasnt to hard as i am of sound mind and am physically able.
AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.Cost Accountant wrote: Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
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I also see people doing this all the time in the 'regular' parking spaces.
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Though in fairness im not against you having more room, just against you getting the best spots when more obviously needy people could use them!
Farrow
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1:20pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge wrote:The original comment said nothing about not having the parent and child spaces, it just suggested that they perhaps shouldn't necessarily be as close to the store.
AdmiralNN wrote:Have you ever tried getting a toddler out of their child seat in a 3 door car when parked in a "normal" parking space? Obviously not by your stupid comment.Cost Accountant wrote: Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.Well said, i think they should be Parent & BABY parking, once the brats are out their prams/buggys they can park with the general population and walk.
I do agree though... how did we cope without them in the past?
arthur fowler will return
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1:57pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge
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2:08pm Wed 10 Feb 10
AdmiralNN
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3:01pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Mike Oxuge wrote:So your the very first person to react when there is a comment about moving parent and child spaces yet advocate the removal of vital disabled bays.
With regards to the comment by "xxxxx" about leaving the kids at home. What a good idea, I'll do that next time, 2 kids under 3 years old should be alright on their own shouldn't they? Supermarkets have too many disabled spaces in my opinion, the majority of them are never in use by the people who really need them, they are generally used by lazy buggers.
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Yeah, good one me me me mike,
tonezzzznoddedoff
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6:19pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Ghost of Oscar Deutsch wrote:In a big bag on wheels. Ask a silly question ?
Question...How do you do your big shop and get it home on a bike?
heathcliffe
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6:43pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Cost Accountant wrote:Agree about the parent and child spaces, there is no need to have them on the doorstep of the store making it a nuisance for other shoppers who have to park miles away. Disabled spaces are the only bays that should be nearer to the store.
Not had any problems with the car parking. Obviously there are currently fewer parking places but the men with the lollypops are most helpful, a good idea whoever thought that one up. The only adverse comments I would make is why do parent and child parking places have to be so near the store. Yes they may want wider bays but many parents and children can walk better and further than many older people.
mack
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10:05pm Wed 10 Feb 10
A lot of the drivers & passengers are wider too. So its not just the parents & children spaces that need to be bigger. the same applies to car parks in places other than supermarkets.
mystic_genius
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8:10am Thu 11 Feb 10
mack wrote:Yip, and if anyone has bought a new house recently, they'll notice that even my modest little Astra wouldn't fit in a new-build garage door - the door is just too narrow. What's the point in having a garage whose door isn't big enough to get a car in?!
Most car park spaces are too small for modern cars; and I dont just mean 4x4s. Car bodies are wider than they used to be and then have door mirrors. A lot of the drivers & passengers are wider too. So its not just the parents & children spaces that need to be bigger. the same applies to car parks in places other than supermarkets.
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heathcliffe says...
11:25am Wed 10 Feb 10