New Tesco Express store opens in Edinburgh city centre

The new store is open seven days a week from 6am–11pm and has employed 14 new staff members to help serve customers, whether they are doing their weekly shop, buying lunch, or picking up a snack.

Tesco Haymarket Square features a Costa Coffee machine, InPost delivery service, national lottery machine and an instore bakery.

Johnny Hunter, Store Manager at Tesco Haymarket Square, said: “We’re thrilled to finally open our doors and serve the people of Edinburgh. Located just steps away from Haymarket Station, we’re the ideal location for the thousands of workers, tourists and visitors coming and going through our beautiful city every day.

Johnny added: “Whether you need an on-the-go breakfast to start the day, or some last-minute ingredients for dinner on the way home, our store has all the essentials, and we’re looking forward to meeting so many new faces who will hopefully become regulars.”

The store will also be part of the Tesco Stronger Starts grant scheme, which invites local schools and community groups to apply for funding that supports the health and wellbeing of children.

Local schools and community groups are encouraged to apply for this community funding through Tesco Stronger Starts.

The scheme sees three local projects voted on by customers in-store every three months, with first place awarded up to £1,500, second place up to £1,000, and third place up to £500.

The new Express store will also take part in the Community Food Connection scheme, which redistributes surplus food to charities and community groups from Tesco stores every day.

Since its launch in 2016, the Tesco Community Food Connection scheme has donated more than 145 million meals to charities across the UK and is run in partnership with charity FareShare.

Tesco Express Haymarket Square is located at Unit 3, 1 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8RY.