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Emery Gate

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Emery Gate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is owned by its landlords Acorn Property Group, and hires staff through Kingdom Services Group Limited. The team at the shopping centre is only recorded as being 5 people, but including shop tenants, this will easily add on around 50 more people.

History

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Emery Gate was built in the mid-1980s.[1]

In 2008, Tesco moved into the centre to replace Somerfield.[2]

In August 2022, the shopping centre was acquired by Acorn Property Group.[3][4]

In January 2024, Tesco announced it would be closing its supermarket within Emery Gate and that it would move to a smaller unit on the high street.[5]

Future

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There are plans to demolish the shopping centre and replace it with a mixture of housing and retail.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The two faces of change". Newspapers.com. 1985-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ "Tesco welcomed by town centre traders". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "Carter Jonas appointed as leasing agent on Emery Gate shopping centre". The Business Magazine. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ Baker, Hannah (2022-08-08). "'Exciting plans' for Chippenham shopping centre following sale". Wiltshire Live. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. ^ "'Sad day' for town centre as residents react to superstore closure". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  6. ^ "200 homes planned as more details of shopping centre transformation emerge". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-22.