70 jobs created by Birds Bakery decision to open shops on Sundays

Birds Bakery has announced that it will be opening the majority of its shops on Sundays to give "greater convenience" for customers. The move has resulted in the creation of more than 70 new jobs across the stores, bakery, and dispatch operations.

A total of 41 stores out of the 61 across Notttinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire will be opening seven days a week from September 15 to allow customers even more opportunities to enjoy their favourite Birds' treats.

Jamie Bird, director of strategy at Birds, said: "We're thrilled to be opening our bakery doors on Sundays to provide our customers with even more opportunities to enjoy our products. With more shops extending their trading hours to include Sundays, we wanted to ensure our customers can shop with us if they are out and about. Our hope is that by being open every day of the week, we can contribute to making the high street a vibrant and bustling place once again."

Shops that will be open in Nottinghamshire include the city centre shops in Victoria Centre and Lister Gate, Arnold, Beeston, Bulwell, East Leake and West Brigdford.

Freshly baked bread, pastries and cakes including caramel doughnuts and Elephants' Feet will be available along with a new lunchtime range. Additions include vegetarian lemon and herb hummus with a crunchy slaw multi-seed baton, a continental-style salami and Emmental multi-seed baton, a Red Leicester and caramelised onion chutney chia sandwich, and a hummus and falafel salad bowl joining the salad range.

The full list of stores opening on Sundays:

Allenton Arnold Ashbourne Ashby Beeston Belper Borrowash Branston Bulwell Burton Chellaston Chilwell Clifton Coalville Into Crown Walk Duffield East Leake Lichfield Lister Gate Littleover Long Eaton Loughborough Mackworth Mapperley Matlock Melbourne Melton Road Mickleover Oakwood Park Farm Ripley Sherwood Sinfin Spondon Stretton Sutton Lakeside Tamworth Teal Park Victoria Centre West Bridgford Wollaton