Hughes Electrical will open new, larger premises on the North Quay Retail Park in Lowestoft at 9am this Saturday.

The new Hughes store ahead of opening this weekend. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) After being founded in Lowestoft in 1921, the family-owned electrical retailer is creating new jobs as it prepares to open what will be the fourth biggest store in the company portfolio.

Relocating from its Lowestoft town centre store - where it has been based for 60 years - its new home on the North Quay Retail Park will be the first of the company’s 18 retail stores across East Anglia to feature a fresh, new brand look and feel, including a new logo.

The new Hughes store ahead of opening this weekend. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) This Saturday's opening comes after a six-figure, five-month refit of Unit 1 at the retail park – in space that had previously been occupied by Poundland, up until they closed in May last year.

Ten staff will be employed at the new store, including the entire London Road North team and four new employees.

The prominent family-run business is highlighted inside the new store -........

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