Social supermarket coming to Liverpool next month

The UK’s first social supermarket chain, Community Shop has announced it is opening a new store in Liverpool next month (September). 

The branch will be situated at 211 Walton Road and will open its doors on 4 September, providing the local community with access to high-quality, low-cost food and household products.  

  Members will have access to heavily discounted food and products, which have predominantly been donated by major retailers and manufacturers and may otherwise have gone to waste.

Shoppers can expect to access items up to 70% off the normal retail price, helping to stretch family budgets further.

The building is the office of Onward Homes, which is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West.

Membership of the new Community Shop – L4 is open to people who live locally, receive welfare support, and are motivated to make a positive change to their lives. 

This includes customers of social housing provider Onward Homes.

Funding for the building’s conversion works was provided by Onward Homes, Ocado and Riverside. 

‘We are thrilled to be bringing our social enterprise to the heart of Liverpool, where we will be working closely with the various local organisations, charities, and community members to help make a real difference to the lives of individuals and families across the region,’ said Community Shop’s retail, people and communities director, Steph McGinty. 

  ‘We have already worked with numerous local partners to ensure that we compliment their services and that we are offering the very best retail and personal development proposition to our members, as soon as we can officially open the doors to our Community store, hub and kitchen in September. 

 ‘We are very grateful for the support we have received so far from Liverpool City Council, Dan Carden MP, Onward Homes, Ocado and various other businesses which have welcomed us with such open arms and enabled us embark on our ambitious plans to deliver further positive social, economic and environmental impact across Liverpool. In the meantime, we very much look forward to welcoming new members to our store in September.’

Photo Credit – Richard Moran (Supplied)