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Pricewatch Group rebrands East Sussex forecourt store

Pricewatch Group rebrands East Sussex forecourt store
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Retail group Pricewatch Group has reopened a "new look" Morrisons Daily forecourt store in East Sussex on the A27 between Lewes and Eastbourne.

As announced last week, Selmeston Service Station has been reopened under the bp & Morrisons Daily brands. The site was once a garage and until recently, it was Power-branded forecourt with an unbranded shop. The site is owned by Pricewatch founders.


Pricewatch Group stated, "Our regular customers are delighted with their new look store, sharing that 'the shop is a lifeline for villagers, we’re so excited you’re back open'."

The store features some fantastic new offerings including Fieldfare , Praveen Kumar - Authentic Indian Cuisine & Wildbean Coffee.

The retail group added, "We’re so grateful to these amazing suppliers, along with Rollover Ltd. for supporting our launch with freebies and samples for our customers.

"The transformation of this store has been incredible, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our colleagues in-store, Eurotank Service Group and Pivot Interiors Ltd for six weeks of hard work, the results speak for themselves!"

Inside the store, a considerable amount of space is dedicated to fresh food. Freezer capacity has been doubled with five doors worth of range. There are chilled, ambient and frozen section too along with a site where shoppers can purchase evening meal ingredient too like fresh mince meat, bacon and prawn.

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