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Iceland to move into Matlock's Woolworths store
Frozen food giant Iceland has confirmed it will move into Matlock's former Woolworth's store.
The store, at the junction of Causeway Lane and Firs Parade, closed on Tuesday (January 6) after administrators failed to find a buyer for the troubled firm.
Iceland is to take over 51 former Woolworths stores including the Matlock branch.
Nick Canning, marketing director for Iceland, said: "We are confident we can help to support the local community in these towns who have lost a major high street retailer in Woolworth's.
"We aim to develop our business in 2009 by continuing to offer our customers fantastic value everyday across our range of frozen, grocery and chilled products."
The move means 2,500 jobs will be created nationally over the coming year.
In August Woolworths confirmed it had rejected a bid from Iceland for its network of 815 stores across the UK.
Tesco has confirmed it has looked at launching a Matlock store but a spokesman said there were no concrete plans at the moment.
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