 Jempson's supermarket in Peasmarsh | |
| Founded | 1935 in Peasmarsh, East Sussex, England |
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| Website | jempsons |
Jempson's is a family-owned chain of supermarkets, bakeries, and cafes in south east England.
The company has its own charitable trust, the Jempson Foundation. [1]
The company began operation in Peasmarsh in 1935. [2]
Beatle Paul McCartney and family regularly patronised the store in the 1980's. [3]
In 2017, the company merged most of its baking with The Rye Bakery, a wholesale bakery firm with three branches. [4]
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company introduced a home delivery service for its groceries. [5] In 2021, the company introduced its own refigerated ready meals. [6]
In 2021, the company acquired a convenience store in Bexhill-on-Sea from Co-op Food. [7] It reopened as Jempson's on 1 July 2021. [8]
In May 2023, Jempson’s re-launched as part of the ‘Together with Morrison’s’ brand, a model designed for independent store owners with established local brands and larger stores. [9]
In 2023 Jempsons purchased a store in Chailey from McColls. The store underwent minor refurbishment and rebranding.
The company formerly ran a free bus service consisting of various infrequent routes connecting its supermarket in Peasmarsh to surrounding towns and villages. Most recently, it was operated by an MCV Evolution with a Dennis Dart body, manufactured in 2006. The services were withdrawn on 17 March 2018 due to low usage. [10]
A woman was hit by a delivery lorry in January 2013 while walking in the car park at Jempson's supermarket in Peasmarsh. She sustained serious injuries that resulted in one of her legs being amputated. [11] In July 2015, the company was fined £130,000 as it was found to have broken the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. [12]
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