Published: January 17, 2008
Supermarket giant says its Burnham-On-Sea store is not up for sale

Supermarket giant Somerfield has quashed rumours that it has sold or is considering selling its Burnham-On-Sea seafront store.

The supermarket chain, which is based in Bristol, told Burnham-On-Sea.com on Wednesday that it has no plans to make any changes to the store in Pier Street.

Spokeswoman Julie Daniels said: "I can confirm that there are no plans to sell the land around our Burnham store, sell the store itself, or move away from the site."

"Somerfield has recently heavily invested in its Burnham-On-Sea store and it has a good future ahead of it."

The comments came after rumours in Burnham during recent days that the store might be set for radical changes. It follows national newspaper reports last weekend that the company has received three takeover offers in recent weeks.