A new business has opened in a former sustainable supermarket.

Signs put up in the windows of the unit in Portland Road, Worthing, describes Aydo as an international supermarket offering British, Turkish and European products.

Signs say the shop, which was previously home to Hisbe, will open soon.

Hisbe, which also had a shop in York Place, Brighton, went into liquidation in February after more than a decade of trading.

Owners Ruth Anslow and Jack Simmonds cited the cost-of-living crisis and Covid among some of the pressures on the company.

A statement of affairs, published on Companies House in March, revealed the company only had £5,200 in the bank as of March 1 and owed £1,417,395.77 to 133 creditors.

Among the creditors were Brighton and Hove City Council and Adur and Worthing Councils who were listed for unpaid business rates.

The company also owed £39,789.78 to HM Revenue and Customs.

Kindly, a “trailblazer” vegan supermarket which prides itself on its organic and local produce as well as its refill stations has opened in the former Hisbe unit in Brighton.

In 2019, Kindly opened its first supermarket in Seven Dials, where it “serves the Brighton community and surrounding areas with a mission to reduce plastic pollution, support local suppliers and champion a more ethical food system”.

Over five years, the business, founded by Shiv Misra, said it has saved almost a quarter of a million pieces of single-use plastic through its grocery refill stations, including dried fruit, nuts, pasta, rice and more.

The organisation is also partnered with Too Good to Go, allowing edible food near its expiration date to be sold at a discounted rate.

The business hopes to open five more stores in other locations over the next five years.