UK | Sainsbury’s and Edinburgh Airport have celebrated the launch of a new Local store at Scotland’s busiest Airport.
The new convenience store is Sainsbury’s first shop at an airport. Its arrival is part of a major revamp of the food, drink, and shopping options offered to passengers flying to and from Edinburgh as well as Edinburgh Airport colleagues.
“My team and I are thrilled to be open for business in Edinburgh Airport after months of work to get everything ready; we’re ready to help and serve our new customers 24 hours a day,” said Jordan Mudie, Sainsbury’s Edinburgh Airport Store Manager.
“We’re passionate about providing good food for all of us, and we’re delighted to be able to bring Sainsbury’s tasty, great value products and helpful service to customers from this fantastic airport location. I’m grateful for all the support we’ve received along the way, and I hope everyone likes the new store as much as we do.”
Located before security with multiple customer entrances, the new store will be open 24 hours a day to serve and help customers passing through from both arrivals and departures at Edinburgh Airport.
Including a range of meal deals, fresh bread and cakes baked daily in-store, delicious fruit and veg, meat, fish and meal solutions, and a Scottish section showcasing locally sourced favourites, Sainsbury’s Edinburgh Airport Local has something for everyone to choose from.
Customers can also use a new Click and Collect service in the store, conveniently enabling them to order online from Sainsbury’s much-loved Argos, Habitat and Tu Clothing brands for collection.
“We’re very excited to launch Sainsbury’s Local in a new setting for the first time today with the opening of our Edinburgh Airport store,” said Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury’s Director of Property, Procurement and EV Ventures.
“We want to build on the resounding success of our other travel hub stores, for example, in UK train stations, and we’ll be listening closely to customer feedback in the coming weeks to learn more about what they want to see from this kind of Local. We hope to bring Sainsbury’s unbeatable combination of outstanding value, quality food and great service to more airport locations in the UK.”
Sainsbury’s investment has included a store team of 28 colleagues who will work together to support good causes in the community. For example, the retailer will partner with Neighbourly to redistribute surplus food locally to those who need it most.
“Work has been ongoing behind the scenes to get this fantastic new Sainsbury’s store ready in time for Christmas, so it’s great to see it now open for business,” said Gail Taylor, Chief Commercial Officer (XAero) at Edinburgh Airport.
“At the airport, we’re always listening to what our passengers tell us and providing the options they want, so we’re confident this new addition will be hugely popular. We look forward to working closely with Sainsbury’s on its success.”
Sainsbury’s has employed over 7,000 colleagues in Scotland and has 100 Scottish stores, a combination of supermarkets and Locals, and around 60 Argos stores.
