Asda to open 20 convenience stores in four weeks
Asda is set to open 20 new convenience stores over four weeks, as the retailer resumes its Asda Express store rollout.
The new stores will aim to grow Asda’s footprint in high-footfall urban areas, residential locations, and transport hubs – sites where the retailer has traditionally been underrepresented.
The first store will open in Castleford, Yorkshire, in October. This will be followed by openings in up to 20 more locations across the UK in the space of a month from late October onwards.
Asda Express stores look to cater to a broad range of customer needs, including ‘top up’ shops for essential items such as milk and bread, on-the-go lunches, and dinners.
The retailer launched its first Express store in 2022, before pausing the launch of standalone Express sites while it converted the 469 stores it had acquired from the Co-op and EG Group.
David Lepley, chief supply chain officer at Asda, said: “We’re thrilled to kick off the next phase of our Express rollout and bring our heritage in delivering outstanding value to more locations across the UK.
“In just three years, we’ve grown from zero convenience stores to establishing a major presence in the channel, with almost 500 stores by the end of the year. This continued investment reflects the confidence we have in our convenience strategy and our focus on bringing Asda’s low prices to more local communities.”
The new Asda Express stores will be located in:
- Castleford – Holywell Lane
- London – Tower Bridge
- Greenwich – South Street
- Limehouse Station
- Harringay – Green Lanes
- Stoke – Station Road
- Finsbury Park Station
- Deptford – Landings
- Botley – Boorley Green
- Whetstone – High Road
- Ferndown – Wimborne Road
- Tottenham Hale West
- Crystal Palace – Anerley Road
- Deepcut – Bridge Road
- Harrow – Headstone Drive
- Manchester – Square Gardens
- Liverpool – Parliament St
- Horncastle
- Wigan – Mesnes Road
- Heath Hayes – Hednesford Road
- Cadishead – Liverpool Road
- Bradford – Toller Lane