A SPORTS Direct store is due to open in Minehead in August, taking over the former Mart Road premises of The Original Factory Shop.

Sports Direct is one of the UK’s largest sporting retailers and is part of Frasers Group, which also owns several other firms including House of Fraser, Evans Cycles, Jack Wills casual clothing, and Flannels luxury fashion designer.

A Frasers Group spokesperson told the Free Press: “We are pleased to be opening a new 6,000 sq ft Sports Direct store in Minehead.

“Due to open next month, this store will offer local customers access to the world’s best sports and lifestyle brands, alongside brands from Frasers Group’s ecosystem, including USC and GAME.”

The Original Factory Shop closed in March after the company went into administration.