Tesco to create eighty jobs in new Kinnegad store

The opening of the new Tesco store in Kinnegad this Monday coming will bring 80 jobs to the area, the firm has announced this week. The opening of the new store, which is located on the Athlone Road, will happen at 11 a.m.Sally Western, manager of Tesco Kinnegad said that shoppers in Kinnegad will be able to choose from a wide range of grocery and fresh food products and will feature a great lifestyle department including clothing, electricals, home entertainments, toys and a great health and beauty section.There will also be a free car park for up to 271 vehicles including disabled and parent and child parking. The store will also feature a number of state of the art environmental technologies which include solar sensitive lighting on the shop floor with lights automatically dimming when it’s bright outside and brightening up when it becomes darker, rainwater harvesting and motion detection lighting in staff and store room areas which automatically turn off lights when people leave these areas.Said Sally: “We are delighted to be opening our brand new store in Kinnegad which will offer our customers a wide choice of products at low Tesco prices and an all round great shopping experience.”The new Tesco Kinnegad store will open Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm and Sundays from 10am to 8pm.Tesco employs over 380 people in its five stores in Westmeath - Baylough Express, Castlepollard, Golden Island, Kinnegad and Mullingar - and over 13,000 people nationally.Tesco stores in Westmeath have raised €4,000 to date for the Tesco Staff Charity of the Year, the Irish Cancer Society.