Pictured: Darlington store
Barrhead Travel has opened three new stores this week staffed by former Thomas Cook employees.
Shops in Wallasey, Warrington and Darlington have welcomed customers for the first time. The new stores take the Scottish-headquarted agency’s retail network to 93, including Barrhead shops and Managed Service Travel Partners.
Eight more are due to open in the coming months.
Each new store has soft-launched ahead of official openings attended by friends, family, local businesses and in some cases, the local mayor.
Darlington had a launch party on January 31 while Wallasey officially opened its doors on February 3. Warrington will have its official launch event this weekend.
Barrhead Travel’s team pictured at the new Wallesey store
All store managers and teams are being encouraged to support a local charitable cause in their area.
Staff waiting for their store to open have been keeping themselves busy and setting up pop-up shops in shopping centres or meeting clients face to face for appointments.
Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel, said: “We are really pleased with the progress of our expansion plans. It was great to officially welcome the teams at Wallasey, Darlington and Warrington to the Barrhead Travel family.
Staff at the new Barrhead Travel store in Warrington
“Our new stores are already flourishing in their local areas and I look forward to seeing how they progress over the coming months.
“Our new colleagues have been working hard with preparations for the launch of their stores and have had really warm welcomes from their local communities.
“We’re on track to complete our first 20 stores in the next few months and will be announcing the next few stores due to launch in the coming weeks.”
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