Costco has confirmed it will open a store in Gloucester.

Work has started on preparing the site at Centric Park off Eastern Avenue.

It will be built on the former InBev site and is expected to create several hundred jobs for local people.

Chase Commercial said: “Chase Commercial Limited are delighted to have advised Costco Wholesale, alongside Colliers, on the acquisition of Centric Park, Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, a cleared 11.5 acre site fronting Eastern Avenue in Gloucester, with detailed planning consent for251,150 sq. ft. of Class E(g) (iii), B2 and B8 uses with ancillary offices, plus trade counter uses.”

Anyone buying from Costco must have a membership but that allows them access to bulk buy deals in its warehouses across the UK.

No opening date has been given.