It will replace George at its store in St Martin’s, opening in March along with a store in Jersey.
They will carry a full range of clothing and home products.
Matalan is being brought to Jersey and Guernsey by retailing group SandpiperCI, which said it had secured an agreement to open franchise shops.
‘We’re extremely pleased to be making this announcement.
‘Matalan is a well-known UK brand which has offered outstanding value and quality for more than 30 years,’ said Mike Rutter, Sandpiper’s retail managing director.
‘Matalan is synonymous with a wide-ranging choice of the highest quality clothing and homeware at great value prices which we’re certain will be well-received by our Channel Islands customers.
‘The Matalan stores will be a positive and welcome arrival in the current difficult retail climate. The stores will occupy four units in Sandpiper’s Liberty Wharf “shop & dine” retail complex and will replace George at its existing 5,200 sq ft shop in St Martin’s, Guernsey.’
SandpiperCI also announced its George franchise shops will close in Jersey and Guernsey at the end of January.
The reason given for the store closures is because the franchise contracts are coming to an end and Asda, the owners of George, have made a corporate decision not to renew any of its worldwide franchise operations.
No redundancies will occur as a result of the George closures.
You need to be logged in to comment. If you had an account on our previous site, you can migrate your old account and comment profile to this site by visiting this page and entering the email address for your old account. We'll then send you an email with a link to follow to complete the process.