Convenience retailer, One Stop, celebrated the opening of its 1000th store on Friday 17 February, officially opened by the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Cllr Sandra Samuels OBE and One Stop Managing Director, Sarah Lawler.
It was fitting for the Mayor to attend the store opening, as One Stop started its journey in the same city as a simple market stall nearly half a century ago.
Once the store was officially opened with the cut of a ribbon, customers filled the aisles, and were delighted to welcome One Stop to the area. The first 100 customers received goodie bags, with £20 One Stop vouchers hidden all around the store for customers to find. On top of this, there were cakes and sandwiches available for all, with Warburtons supporting the opening, giving away 100’s of goodie bags to customers.
(L to R) One Stop Community Donations - Wednesfield Scout Group: Dave Hurdiss, One Stop Silverton Way Store Manager, Kim Welsh, One Stop Community Advisor, Nigel Blout, Wednesfield Scout Group, Toyah Glennon, One Stop Community Advisor, Cllr Sandra Samuels OBE, Mayor of Wolverhampton
Also in attendance were 10 local charities from the Wolverhampton area, each receiving a £1,000 donation from One Stop. These donations follow on from the retailers recent fundraising and donation milestone figure of £10 million raised over the last 10 years.
One Stop is introducing many sustainability initiatives across their business, as they continue their journey to have carbon neutral operations by 2035. As part of the event, One Stop unveiled a bench which they are donating to the local community. The bench was made from the company’s recycled plastics and was created in partnership with Veolia.
The new convenience store provides the area with quality products and great deals across many different categories with a wide range of everyday essentials. One Stop stocks some of the nation’s most popular and well-known brands with the retailer’s own label ‘Selected by Tesco’ range also available. Highlighting the link between One Stop’s own label fresh food and the market leading quality of Tesco.
One Stop has been recognised with several industry awards including 2022 "Convenience Retailer of the Year" at the Retail Industry Awards.
“The opening of our 1000th store was a wonderful milestone for us, and it’s been great to share with our customers, colleagues and the general public," said Sarah Lawler, One Stop Managing Director. "I was delighted to see all of the activities we planned for the day really come together; the true reward was seeing how engaged the local community was throughout the event."
One Stop supports three national charities and countless regional and community organisations and grassroots initiatives. One Stop has also donated 200,000 foodbank meals and has been working on key programmes to make food more readily available to others. This includes joining initiatives including "Too Good to Go" and OLIO.
Nick Gillett 