Asda is opening 21 new convenience stores across the UK by the end of January as part of its long-term ambition to become the UK’s second-largest supermarket.
Five Asda Express stores opened today (19 January) in Holmes Chapel, Derby, Sandford, Sandy and Hornchurch.
It will be followed by new stores opening in areas including Heywood, Evesham, Fareham, Crouch End, Crawley, Corsham, Dagenham, Rhuddlan, Horsham, Denham, Stoke-on-Trent, Clydebank, Haslemere, Poole, and Leicester throughout the month.
The newly converted stores stock up to 3,000 branded and own-label products to suit a broad range of customer needs, according to the supermarket.
The 21 new sites add to the 17 Asda Express stores that have already opened this month in locations such as Southampton, Cardiff and Clapham.
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It comes as the supermarket continues its programme of converting the former Co-op and EG Group stores that it acquired to its new Asda Express convenience brand.
Asda vice president of convenience Andy Perry said: “After pausing our convenience rollout during the festive period, the programme is now in full swing once more.
“We have exciting plans to accelerate the programme over the next couple of months with the aim of converting all 470 stores acquired from the Co-op and EG Group to Asda Express before the end of Q1.
“We are looking forward to opening our doors and welcoming customers in new locations right across the UK.”
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