Deal completed for the sale of Harborough's Waitrose store – but customers will be able to continue to shop there as usual

The town’s Waitrose outlet has been snapped up by a real estate investment trust for £9.1 million – nine years after opening on Springfield Street. (Image: Google Street View).

A popular Market Harborough store has been sold for over £9 million – but customers will be able to continue to shop there as usual.

The town’s Waitrose outlet has been snapped up by a real estate investment trust for £9.1 million – nine years after opening on Springfield Street.

A Waitrose spokesman said: “We can confirm our landlord has sold their freehold interest.

“However, this has no impact on Waitrose and we continue to operate our business normally under our existing lease.”

The two-acre site, which features a 180-space car park, has been bought from Alpha Real Estate by Supermarket Income REIT.

Ben Green, Director of Atrato Capital, the investment adviser to Supermarket Income REIT, said: “We are pleased to have added a further Waitrose store to our growing portfolio.

“This store has strong omnichannel trading fundamentals and is situated in a prominent location within a highly affluent town.”