Old Booths supermarket in Preston to re-open as convenience store
A former Booths store in Preston is to be turned into a Nisa convenience outlet.
The unit - on Woodplumpton Road, at Lane Ends in Ashton - was once reported to be the Lancashire supermarket firm’s most profitable branch after opening in 1963.
However, it closed down a decade ago and the building remained vacant until reopening as Luxe Interiors and Shutters in 2020. But that business itself shut up shop in September 2023, once again leaving the single-storey premises empty.
Now signage has appeared announcing that a Nisa store is “coming soon” to the busy suburban site, which lies close to the junction with Blackpool Road and Tulketh Brow.
There is no record of a planning application having been submitted to Preston City Council for the latest conversion, but the nature of the new outlet means it will likely fall into the same planning use category as its predecessors - and so fresh approval will not be required from the local authority.
The Lancashire Post approached Nisa for further details and comment, but had not received a response by the time of publication.
Nisa is the common brand shared by a network of more than 2,500 independently-owned retailers nationwide. The company functions as a groceries wholesaler, having been formed as the Northern Independent Supermarkets Association back in 1977.