{"id":68431,"date":"2023-10-31T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=68431"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:35:10","slug":"asda-to-open-more-than-350-stores-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/asda-to-open-more-than-350-stores-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Asda to open more than 350 stores across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More than 350 branches will open across the UK in the form of Asda Express convenience stores.<\/p>\n

Customers in England will benefit from the majority of the supermarkets, which will be located at petrol stations.<\/p>\n

A staggering 310 are set to open across England while Asda fans in Scotland will see 24 new Express shops appear.<\/p>\n

Wales will welcome 22 new shops, bringing the total to 356.<\/p>\n

It follows the retailer\u2019s acquisition of EG Group\u2019s UK and Ireland business which it acquired in May for \u00a32.27billion.<\/p>\n

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The deal builds on Asda\u2019s acquisition of 119 convenience sites with attached petrol stations from the Co-op Group last year, as reported by Wales Online.<\/p>\n

Asda has already converted 39 of these to Asda Express with the rest expected to be complete the rest by the end of March 2024.<\/p>\n

The retailer is now the owner of a total of 478 convenience stores and has plans to roll out further standalone Express stores in locations such as Romford Station and Manchester Oxford Road.<\/p>\n

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