Economy
Knutsford town centre has several restaurants and pubs, coffee shops, boutiques, antique shops and art galleries.
Knutsford has one large supermarket, the Preston based Booths Supermarkets, a Little Waitrose, a Sainsbury's Local and two Co-op stores (one on Princess Street and one on Parkgate Lane).
Tesco used to have a small shop in the town centre, which closed many years ago. The retailer had hoped to open a larger store on the edge of the town on Mobberley Road, but councillors in Mobberley objected to the development, thinking it might result in more cars travelling through their village.
In 2008, Aldi announced plans to open a superstore in Knutsford, but not until September 2012 did construction work start.
Barclays has a large campus site at Radbroke Hall on Toft Road just outside Knutsford, employing several thousand staff in IT and support functions.
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