Mobility shop Mobility and Lifestyle is preparing to open a new mega shop in an iconic building in the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, in September.
The move came at the right time for the retailer, which owns seven other outlets in the Midlands, as its premises on Abbey Road in the city are threatened with demolition to pave the new development.
Mobility and lifestyle managers Jason Wittering and Richard Smith said that while they never planned to leave their store, it would give them a chance to grow.
Fortunately, a former Blockbuster Video store on Regent Street hit the market, allowing them to do just that: with a huge area of 4,000 meters, with plenty of free parking in the front.
The additional in the new mega mobility store will allow Mobility and Lifestyle to showcase more of its products, from mobility scooters to reclining chairs, said co-director Richard Smith.
Richard said, “Moving here is a wonderful opportunity for us, as it was intended to be. “
“Inside the store, we will offer consumers much more selection and much more value. “
“We’re going to be the first mobility in the country to have an on-site mobility workshop. “
At the moment, the company’s workshop is located at the back of the store, but in the new construction it will have a function, with a viewing gallery for customers, so that other people can see the engineers in action.
The store has now been dismantled and sellers are now thinking about renaming the store, with the goal of opening in early September.
As a tribute to its past, the new plan to call the “iconic building” Blockbuster House in homage.