The sixth store to open on the new Daventry Retail Park was announced last week as Dreams, a nationwide company with 160 bed superstores nationwide.

Dreams will stand alongside Homebase, Halfords, Pets At Home, CarpetRight and Paul Simon Curtains Superstore.

There is one more non-food unit on the site which is yet to be let by developers Ashford Developments, which is transforming the working men’s club site, just off Abbey Street and South Way, into a £30 million retail park.

Managing director Richard Ashford said: “Dreams adds another national retailer to a strong line-up, as we could have wished for.

“It is our intention to hold off letting the final unit until the scheme is nearly built as we feel the interest will be considerable once retailers see the prominence and quality of the development.”

Contractors John Sisk and Son Ltd moved onto the site last month, demolishing the Daventry Working Men’s Club building and work has now started laying foundations for a new club as well as the shops.

As well as the large stores, there will also be five smaller units fronting Abbey Street which will be around 500sq ft in size.

Mr Ashford said the company had already begun receiving interest in the units, which will be marketed later this year.

It is hoped the site will be finished at Christmas time.