This branch of Sainsbury's is a fairly impressive store, it is located on Marsh Way and is…read morebasically apart of the Trinty Walk Shopping Centre, it is located in the same part as ASDA George and Next, with a few places to shop and eat upstairs in a lift, just outside the store.
I really like this branch of Sainsbury's, however as much as I'd like to give it a high three star rating, possibly even a generous four I can't for the following reasons
- Service
- Price to park
- Opening Hours
I will focus on each one individually
Opening Hours:
The store is only open between 7am and 10pm, I feel this is quite restrictive especially for a large supermarket, with many of them normally staying open until later, for example Tesco stores now are often 24 hours, especially stores the size of this one, and my local branch of Sainsbury's is at least open an hour longer most days until 11pm.
Parking Charges:
With the store being located in a retail park, you have to pay for parking which is around 80p an hour, in my opinion this is disgusting for a supermarket, and the fact it is located in a retail park might make the traffic and length of time getting in and out be longer too, even the Sainsbury's marked car park is charged which I don't understand. There was no signs for a money back scheme if you visited the store which in my opinion is a real shame and is putting off people perhaps to go to this branch, perhaps they might go to a rival. Not a smart move!
Service:
The staff once again seemed dis-interested, they didn't seem the most engaging and willing to help which was also a shame.
Going back to my regular review, this store did impress me especially for gluten free selection, they sold the fresh bread (small baguettes and bread) at the bakery, which some stores do including my local branch at Heaton Park, however some do not.
They also sold a good range of gluten free products, some I've found quite rare and hard to track down such as the full range of the Newburn Bakehouse by Warburton Artisan breads, I managed to pick up a tiger bread I was pleased about.
The gaming selection was satisfactory, but it was merely average compared to other supermarkets, I found the prices to be on a tad of the pricier side when compared to rivals such as Amazon and more direct competitors in Tesco.
The store is also nice because it just feels slightly modern when you look at it from the outside, especially towards the front of the store, but it just feels like a typical Sainsbury's as you walk around, perhaps similar once again to my local branches of Heaton Park and Oldham.
This branch is okay, but as previously mentioned I sadly feel it is only a mid to high two star standard, with the service, opening houra and car parking charges seriously letting this branch down.
UPDATE: After some consideration, this is quite a nice store and one of my more preferred branches of Sainsbury's, and it does deserve a slightly generous three star rating however some factors really do let this store down, as I discussed including parking charges through the location in the Trinity Walk Shopping Centre.
