A popular retail store will be moving into a vacant unit in Portsmouth high street sparking immense excitement.

B&M, an iconic retail discount store in the UK, will be opening a store in the heart of the city - and new signage has caused residents to get excited. The new store, which currently does not have an opening date, will be moving into the former Wilko site which has been vacant for nearly a year.

Due to open in Arundel Street, which is in the centre of the city, the store has applied for a premises licence so that the new shop can sell alcohol.

The discount retail chain has a number of stores in the area including one in Ocean Retail Park on Burrfields Road, as well as others in Farlington, Havant, Fareham and Titchfield.

The new signage which has appeared at the site says: “Your new B&M store is coming soon. We can’t wait to meet you.”

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