Morrisons Daily set to open on Deansgate in Bolton Centre

Morrisons is to open the doors on one of its ‘daily’ stores on Deansgate in Bolton town centre on Friday, October 2.

The shop will sit beneath the Deansgate Gardens development, with the new store occupying a prominent stretch of ground-floor commercial space.

It is understood the Morrisons entrance to Deansgate Gardens along towards Max Spielmann, taking up a newly created space.

The opening will add another food shopping option to Deansgate and comes little more than a year after the first residents began moving into the £35m Deansgate Gardens development.

The Placefirst scheme brought 167 rental homes into the heart of Bolton, with a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments and townhouses opposite the former Beales department store.

The Morrisons store will be located beneath the Deansgate Gardens development in Bolton. (Image: NQ)

Plans for the development had also included ground-floor commercial spaces alongside its new homes, rooftop terraces, gardens and public areas.

The arrival of Morrisons would therefore represent another step in bringing the commercial element of the development into use alongside its residential accommodation.

It will also bring a smaller supermarket format into the heart of the shopping area, where many of the major grocery stores serving the town centre are larger supermarkets.

The new Morrisons is expected to open close to the entrance to Deansgate Gardens. (Image: NQ)

Morrisons already operates its larger supermarket off Black Horse Street, while Sainsbury’s has a supermarket on Trinity Street.

The new shop will instead provide a smaller retail option on Deansgate, putting it close to existing shops and businesses as well as the growing residential population in the centre.

Bolton Council has previously said bringing more people into the town centre is intended to support the local economy, attract businesses and create a more vibrant environment.

Ground-floor commercial space formed part of the plans for the £35m Deansgate Gardens development. (Image: NQ)

Deansgate Gardens itself forms part of the wider town-centre regeneration programme and was built on land which had previously included a surface car park and a number of buildings.

The Morrisons Daily is understood to be due to open on October 2.

Morrisons has been contacted for further details about the new store and its opening.