A new store is opening in the former Argos in Gracechurch Center in Sutton Coldfield

A new store has opened in a former Argos site in Sutton Coldfield – one of a chain in the Midlands. Home Décor has opened its latest outlet in the city’s Gracechurch Centre, replacing the short-lived Teako store, which specialized in selling hot tubs.

As the name suggests, the new store focuses on homewares – everything from ironing boards to bins, kitchenware to bedding. It also has a selection of suitcases and bags, the company that started more than 10 years ago focusing exclusively on luggage.

The owners have transformed the business from pound shops to the new home range. And one customer perusing what was on offer said “Sutton needs something like this since Wilko closed”.

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Walk into the store and the old Argos jewelery section on the right has rows of suitcases, with rucksacks on a wall behind, Then there’s a selection of rugs and mats, with more on shelves in all colors and textures.

There are bins and mops and an entire back wall filled with storage containers of all shapes and sizes. Then comes an aisle of appliances, kettles, pressure cookers, blenders, juicers, dryers and the now popular air fryers.

Another aisle has kitchen utensils and pans. There are bowls and plates, pressure cookers, glasses and flasks, and some new variety of chopping boards.

Further, the store has towels and pillows and a wide range of bed linen, including duvet sets for children and adults. There are ironing boards – to go with the iron you took closer to the entrance.

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Clothes drying racks, toilet brushes, laundry baskets, shoe racks, clocks and scales. In the back of the store is half a wall full of pet toys and treats. Closer to home there are locks, charging cables, torches, UK to Euro plug adapters and car cigarette lighter adapters to run cables to charge phones.

It’s an eclectic range of goods – like a Wilko or even what Argos sells, but instead of flipping through a catalog and hoping the item matches the picture, you can have a good look before committing to the purchase.

The store joins other Home Decor stores in Wolverhampton, Leicester, Derby Gloucester, with Telford coming soon. Sutton store manager Ali Khan said: “This is our first store in Birmingham. We used to pack and then shop.

“And we opened the Home Decor brand after the pandemic. It’s been quiet for the first week, but hopefully more people will find out about us.”