Sainsbury's: Sutton Coldfield Homebase store to be turned into new Birmingham supermarket

A major UK supermarket has agreed to purchase 10 Homebase stores, which will be transformed into supermarkets.

Sainsbury’s move is anticipated to create around 1,000 jobs, and the supermarket chain expects to finalise the acquisition of the leasehold properties next month.

Sainsbury’s estimates that the project will require an investment of around £130 million, which includes the cost of acquiring the leases and refurbishing the new stores. The converted stores will contribute approximately 235,000 square feet of additional retail space for Sainsbury’s.

One Homebase store in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, is also being acquired by Sainsbury’s. The store on Chester Road is one of 10 confirmed stores being acquired by Sainsbury's.

The Homebase stores Sainsbury’s is acquiring are: