Starbucks is set to open a new branch in Stroud - despite concerns from the local community it will take business away from independent cafes.
Developer Dransfield Properties, which owns the Five Valleys shopping centre in Gloucestershire, has confirmed a deal which will see the global coffee chain occupy a 1,450 sq ft unit in a building formerly occupied by Poundland and Woolworth’s.
The ground-floor outlet will be situated next to a new £6.5m medical centre King Street in the town centre, which is being built as part of the project’s latest phase of development. Fit out is expected to start in October.
