B&Q Local opens in Brighton city centre with choir

B&Q opened the doors to its new B&Q Local in North Street, Brighton, with a choir and colourful mural.

The new shop is the first B&Q Local outside of London and is the company's 11th such store.

B&Q Locals are a new smaller high street format providing customers with access to B&Q’s wider offer of products and services but closer to home.

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus at B&Q Brighton (Image: B&Q)

The new compact 4,000 sq. ft store will offer 3,500 products, available either in store for immediate pick-up or next day click and collect, as well as access to over 30,000 additional home improvement products for home delivery. 

The unit was previously home to Poundland, which shut its door in the busy street on February 24.

Customers can access to the full range through home delivery and click and collect.

Several services will also be available at the new B&Q Local Brighton store, such as Valspar paint mixing, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom design, click and collect, instore ordering, key cutting, The Rug Doctor and WEE recycling. Customers will also be able to access on-demand delivery via Deliveroo in as little as 25 minutes when the service launches in store later in the month.

To celebrate the opening, store manager Connor Sime was joined by Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus

Councillor Andrei Czolak from Brighton and Hove City Council also attended the opening alongside Dave Pop Art, the artist behind the store’s eye-catching window mural display.

Dave Pop Art outside the mural at B&Q Brighton (Image: B&Q)

Mr Sime said: “We are really excited to be bringing our new store to Brighton, this store is our first B&Q Local outside of London and we can’t wait to welcome the Brighton residents and support them with their home improvement needs.

“Customers can still access all the products they would be able to get from one of our larger stores but from a convenient high street location - we expect our Click & Collect and paint mixing service to be particularly popular, as well as the key cutting and showroom planning services and of course the DIY tools and essentials.”

Ahead of the opening colleagues from the store offered support to The Young Peoples Centre (YPC), part of charity Impact Initiatives, with a special community makeover. 

Cllr Czolack said: “It was a pleasure to join the B&Q Local Brighton team at today’s grand opening. We’re really excited by the convenient offering this store now provides local residents with their DIY and home improvement needs. From their Brighton and Hove inspired mural, their recent volunteer work with The Young People’s Centre, and their brilliant team of staff, they’re a welcome addition to our local business community.”