Larbert has been confirmed as the third Eddy’s Food Station location, opening today.
This follows the inaugural Alloa store, which opened a few months ago, and a store in Greenock last week.
The newest venture from Stephen Thompson, former chief executive and co-founder of Morning, Noon & Night and chairman of Dundee United, Eddy’s Food Station has plans to open 30 stores over the next five years.
The Alloa store has already created 14 new jobs, and the two new openings should bring 30 jobs, with 15 of those roles at the Larbert store.
Costcutter has also been announced as the main supply partner for the three Eddy’s Food Station stores.
Formerly a Spar and NISA store, the Greenock and Larbert stores respectively, will initially retain their current look. However, both sites will see renovations in the coming months, including a Food-To-Go offering introduced.
Chief executive Thompson said: "The opportunity to operate a successful chain of convenience stores is very promising right now and these acquisitions, in very quick succession, are the next extremely exciting step in the long journey for the Eddy’s Food Station brand.
“By adding another very central location and launching our first store in the west of Scotland, we’re making roots in three very well-known and highly populated locations, building on the success of the Alloa store.”
Jamie Davison, business development director at Bestway Retail, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Costcutter will be the main supply partner for the three Eddy’s Food Station stores that have opened in Scotland and we very much looking forward to supplying the further 30 stores that they plan to open over the next five years.”
The Eddy’s Food Station stores will also have access to 2,000 Co-op own brand products, alongside Costcutter’s loyalty scheme rewards and additional rebate rewards on qualifying Bestway delivered purchases.
The future expansion of the Eddy’s Food Station network will see a combination of new sites and the conversion of existing convenience store locations.
Thompson added: “Expansion is very much front and centre for the brand and so we are continually scoping out further sites for future stores in key locations across Scotland.”
He is the son of, and worked alongside, Eddie Thompson OBE, co-founder of Morning, Noon & Night. The 50-store chain was sold for £30m in 2004.
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