Believe Asda are looking to start opening their own versions of Tesco Express/Sainsbury's Local etc so that might be a (large) option for Netto? Would be daft to knock down summat that must only be about 15 years old.

but as its virtually in sight of the main ASDA store it must be in peril whereas Athertons Netto should be OK, as for knocking it down that would depend on whether they own or lease the building.

IMO the current Netto site is a prime location if ASDA want to do their version of the EXTRA.

I personally think Sainsbury's will bite the dust once Morrisons and Tesco open. They were struggling early last year and had people on short time as I know people who work there. I understood the new Morrisons will follow the plan of the original Tesco development on LSV whereby it will be on stilts allowing the car park to also go underneath the store.

My other half works at the Ince store so if I get any more info I'll post it on here.

As Bart has said, I think it could work as an 'Extra' type store, effectively an enlarged corner shop so that you don't have to run the gauntlet of the main Asda for a loaf of bread.

NOW NOW Kev , calm down ,my Mrs works at Sainsburys in Leigh , you trying to do her out of a job?

Scurilous rumours!!! I know many people who work there, including family, and believe me, none of the permanent staff were on short time. Sainsbury's Leigh is one of the more profitable ones in the area and will be fine

when in 1994 asda was built their was just two supermarket in leigh.

leos and kiwk save having lennons supermarket turn into a iceland store a few years before now leigh will have 7 supermarkets and two frozen food shops

Makes you wonder doesn't it - how much food can people eat. I guess there are a lot more people living in the Leigh area now than in the early 80's though. All those houses and flats that have been built. With all the takewaways in Leigh as well though, maybe people just eat more.

And here is an astonishing fact which will come as perhaps little surprise to regular readers of this board but Leigh stores sell more peanut butter and celery than any comparative size town in the UK and even Western Europe.

Forgot about Iceland. Add that to the list.

As you say, it would be a large express and if I remember right ASDA said they would only open them below a certain size, they have also agreed to sell off a number of the Netto stores so watch this space.

I work for sainsburys head office, but I keep a close eye on the store as it's where I started off.

Leigh as a 'site' including the petrol station does very well indeed.

Personally I think that the tesco and morrisons will have a greater negative effect on Asda.

It's incredibly rare for sainsburys to shut supermarkets, even the ones that don't trade that well, its all about market share...

On a separate note I don't think the OFT will allow asda to take all of the Netto stores and launch them as food shops. So the netto in Leigh could go to either another retailer/developer or could be converted into an Asda home store. Possibly.

So were is Waitrose going then
Not be long before we have the lot .