Independent retailer chooses Stockport for first North West store location

An independent retailer is investing £100,000 and creating three jobs with the opening of a new flooring store in Stockport – its first in the North West of England.

Flooring Superstore is opening a 4,000 sq-ft store at Portwood Court this Saturday, October 19.

This will be the fourth store to open nationally in just three months, following other openings in Milton Keynes, Bristol and Newton Abbot.

The Stockport store will sell a range of carpets but also offer a huge choice of other flooring, such as laminate, luxury vinyl tiles and the UK’s largest selection of artificial grass. The latter is designed to meet the growing demand from householders for artificial, rather than real, grass.

Shoppers will have access to three brands – Flooring Superstore, Direct Wood Flooring and Grass Direct – within the store.

The brands are owned by North East-based company Connection Flooring, which started life seven years ago as a purely online business.

Now, with the Stockport opening, it has expanded to 16 physical stores across the UK.

Stockport Flooring Superstore manager Paul Hulme said: “We’re delighted to have been able to choose Stockport for our first store in the North West of England.

“It’s in a great location close to the town centre and just off the M60, so we’re hoping the store will prove popular with shoppers, especially because they will be able to get all their flooring under one roof.

“We are also particularly keen to make our own contribution to the local retail economy and to support local charities where we can as we believe in giving something back in the areas where we have stores.”