A brand new homeware store will be coming to a retail park n Whitley within the coming months. 

News of The Range becoming the next new addition to Brunel Retail Park has left many very excited to add it to their list of go to local stores. 

The shopping centre situated on Rose Kiln Lane is already home to many popular UK stores that locals regularly visit.

These include Laura Ashley, Halfords, Dreams, Pets at Home, Poundland, and many more. 

Since the clarification that The Range will be coming to Brunel Retail Park, many have expressed their excitement about adding it to their go to local stores.

This comes as rumours of The Range in Reading Station Shopping Park's imminent closure continue to circulate. 

The Reading Station Shopping Park just to the north of Reading Station has been the subject of a plan to replace it with apartments, offices and new retail space.

The retail park is currently host to Aldi, The Range, OneBelow, Majestic Wines and TGI Fridays, which has been there since August 1989.

Now a project to replace them with apartment towers and commercial space including a bar and takeaway has been approved, despite the disapproval of Reading Borough Council.

The decision was made by Lee Rowley, the minister for housing and planning and Conservative MP for North East Derbyshire, because the council failed to deliver a verdict on the project in time.

The plan was submitted by Aviva Life & Pensions which owns the site, in 2020.