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Huge used car supermarket that offers hundreds of motors to close within WEEKS with stock & staff moved to new site
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A HUGE used car supermarket that offers hundreds of different motors is set to close within weeks to move to a new site.
The outlet is part of one of the UK's biggest sales franchises, which is looking to "consolidate" its business.
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The showroom is run by Big Motoring World and stocks cars from big-name brands including Mercedes, VW and Audi.
The chain is prominent in the Midlands, offering top-notch used vehicles at below-market prices.
However, bosses have now taken the decision to shut down the Peterborough Werrington site as they seek to streamline the business.
Fortunately, no redundancies are expected in the move, with staff shifted over to the Peterborough Fengate branch, which has just undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment.
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Now renamed as Big Motoring World Peterborough, it is expected to act as a flagship store, with over 600 cars on the forecourt.
Many of those will be existing stock relocated from the Werrington closure.
Company CEO Laurence Vaughan said: "We remain determined to grow our network to become the clear market leader in the car supermarket sector.
"Consolidating our two Peterborough stores into a single, larger format is part of our strategic review to create operational efficiencies, a better working environment for our colleagues and a wider range of accessible choices for our customers.
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"Our two Peterborough stores are just 10 minutes drive apart, meaning the disruption to our colleagues and customers is expected to be minimal.
"We are pleased to confirm that all existing colleagues located at the Werrington store will be retained within the group."
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The Werrington store will shut down on October 1, with stock expected to start moving over to its new home in the coming weeks.
And exactly a month later, Big Motoring World will be opening up a new megastore in Camberley, Surrey as part of a trio purchased from dissolved rival Carshop.
Mr Vaughan added: "We are delighted to now be in a position where we can open our new Camberley store.
"Camberley represents an exciting opportunity for our business to expand further, attracting a wider range of customers from Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire and London.
"The Big Motoring World model is built on providing outstanding value to customers backed up by excellent customer service and our new Camberley store will allow us to extend this proposition further across the country."
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