Pictures: First look inside Stornoway’s new Co-op supermarket with Original Factory Shop

The new Co-op in Stornoway stretches over 22,000 square feet

By Bailey Moreton

November 17 2023, 5:14 pm

New Co-op store in Stornoway opens. Image: Co-op.

The largest Co-op store in the UK opened in Stornoway on Friday, November 17.

The store on MacAulay Road stretches over 22,000 square feet and will employ more than 100 people.

The new Co-op store in Stornoway opened Friday. Image: Co-op.

Steven Cooper, the Co-op’s Stornoway Store Manager, said: “We have had a great response, we are delighted to have had the opportunity to carry out such a significant investment to transform the store.

New Stornoway Co-op manager Steven Cooper. Image: Co-op.

“Our aim is to operate at the heart of local life – and, we are very proud to serve the island community.”

stornoway c-op — The new Co-op store in Stornoway will employ more than 100 people. Image: Co-op.

The store will house a local favourite, Stag bakeries, which have opened an over-counter range of hot food, pies and pastries.

A look inside the new Co-op store in Stornoway, which opened on Friday, November 17. Image: Co-op.

There are also spots in the store for Travel Agent Hebrides Travel, an independent travel exchange bureau and location for The Original Factory Shop, a discounted clothing retailer.