The Argos store in Chelmsford is set to close and relaunch in a local Sainsbury's supermarket.

Chelmsford's Argos branch in the city centre will be relocating to the Sainsbury's on White Hart Lane in Springfield in August.

Argos employees will be transferred to the relocated branch in the supermarket when it opens later this summer.

The store at the Chelmer Village Retail Park will remain open.

Sushi Gourmet restaurants will launch at the same time as the Argos store in the supermarket.

The Argos digital store will offer a wide range of popular products for pickup. 20,000 products can also be ordered to collect in store within hours and 20,000 extra products can be ordered for home delivery.

There will also be an eBay collection point so buyers can collect their Ebay purchases.  

The new Sushi Gourmet outlet will offer a wide selection of fresh handmade sushi and teppanyaki products which are prepared fresh by skilled chefs in front of customers. 

Sushi Gourmet launched its first Sainsbury's sushi kiosk in 2016 and a further 30 counters are planned in Sainsbury’s stores over the next year. 

David Mills, a spokesperson for Sainsbury's said: 

“We are looking forward to showing our customers the changes later this year. 

“Customers want easier, more convenient ways to shop and the Argos store will offer them an increased range of products at great value, all under one roof.

“Also we know sushi is becoming more and more popular and having a team of skilled sushi chefs in store will prove a real hit and complement the fresh food range we already offer to our customers.”