AROUND 80 jobs are to be created in Derry as home, leisure and garden retailer The Range has announced its second superstore is coming to the north.
The new store will replace the old B&Q outlet in the Faustina Retail Park on the Buncrana Road and will open at the end of this year.
The Range is owned and run by Devon-based entrepreneur Chris Dawson and opened its first superstore in Northern Ireland in October last year in Ballymena.
An extensive furniture department, family café and outdoor garden centre will be some of the key features at the new Derry store.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr Dawson said the company were excited to be continuing their expansion in the north.
"It is a great step in helping the business to progress and grow," he added.
"We look forward to welcoming the locals into their new store to explore the vast selection of quality products at low prices that we have available.
"The local job generation that will come with this new store is sure to be a tremendous boost for the local economy and a positive addition to the retail park."
The Range launched its first store in 1989 and now has more than 130 stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, where it entered the market for the first time last year.
The chain’s Ballymena store currently employs around 80 people and, like the proposed addition to come later this year, was opened in a former B&Q store.
