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EMERGENCY - Store to open tomorrow
EMERGENCY - Store to open tomorrow

New supermarket built in just 13 days forn Cumbria flood families

By Sophy Ridge, 13/12/2009

TESCO has built a pop-up store in just 13 DAYS to help flood-ravaged families over the festive season.

Workers have grafted day and night to get it ready to open tomorrow in Workington, Cumbria.

The devastating floods cut the town in two - leaving thousands of families STRANDED on the north side of the Derwent river and unable to get to a supermarket.

So Tesco is playing Santa Stores - and making sure profits aren't dented by a lack of customers.

Retail director David Potts said: "At this time of year customers are busy enough without a three-hour journey to the supermarket.

"But we've never built a store in such a short time before."

The store, staffed by stranded Tesco workers, will stay until bridges are reopened. Then it will simply be packed up and put away.

SITE FOR STORE EYES - No rest for builders
SITE FOR STORE EYES - No rest for builders

sophy.ridge@notw.co.uk

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