Tesco has this week welcomed customers to its newest store in London.
Wanstead Flats Express, located on Aldersbrook Road opposite Alexandra Lake, opened its doors for the first time on Thursday morning (Thursday 20th November) in front of a crowd of excited shoppers, with colleagues eager to welcome local people to their brand-new store.
The store is situated beneath the Courtney Hotel and will initially be run by 14 colleagues, 10 of which are new starters with Tesco. Among the features on offer at the new store are a wide range of food to go options, a bakery section, Costa Coffee, InPost lockers and an ATM.
Store Manager Dumisa Simelane said, “It’s a real privilege and honour to be opening a new store here in Wanstead. I’m incredibly excited about the new team we’ve assembled and can’t wait to see what they’ll bring to the table for our customers. I’ve worked in three large superstores before transferring over to work in the Express format and can’t wait to see the store add bring something new to the local community.”
Local schools and youth groups supporting the development of young people are also being invited to apply for community funding through Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme, the retailer’s blue token voting initiative which sees three local projects voted on by customers in store every three months, with first place awarded up to £1,500, second place up to £1,000 and third place up to £500.
The new Express store is also participating in the Community Food Connection scheme, which redistributes surplus food to charities and community groups from every Tesco store at the end of each day.
Since its launch in 2016, the Tesco Community Food Connection Scheme has donated more than 145 million meals to charities across the UK.
This scheme is run in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare. Each month more than one million meals’ worth of food are donated across the country.
