New Primark attracts shoppers to Corby

SHOPPERS are coming from far and wide to spend their money in Corby following the opening of the new Primark store in the town.

The number of visitors to the town was up 40 per cent on last week when the new Primark store flung open its doors on Wednesday.

A survey carried out by town centre managers Land Securities revealed people travelled from as far as Peterborough, Leicester, Wellingborough and Stamford to use the store.

And on Primark’s first Saturday, queues of traffic getting into the town added up to 20 minutes to some people’s journeys.

Land Securities centre manager Daniel Pickard said: “It’s been absolutely fantastic. Primark is an extremely popular brand for men’s, women’s and children’s clothing.

“It’s a welcome change from the doom and gloom in the news. The town’s just going from strength to strength.”

Mr Pickard said other retailers in Willow Place had seen an increase in shoppers through their doors.

Corby Council deputy leader Mark Pengelly, a manager at Busy Bee minibus hiring firm, said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. It took me 20 minutes to get to work through the traffic on Saturday. We are finding people from further afield are coming to Corby to see what it’s got to offer. It’s great for the town.”
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A jewel in the crown for local shopping

As a county, we’re quite lucky to be on the doorstep of some excellent shopping cities such as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Peterborough, Cambridge and Milton Keynes.
But within our county, people generally only consider Northampton as a decent place to shop.

However, Spree knows there are hidden gems out there, so for the next three weeks, we will be looking at three of our area’s other potential shopping stop-offs – Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

This week Spree took to the streets of Corby to find out exactly what’s on offer.

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