Asda is to convert all 356 acquired EG Group convenience sites to Asda Express stores by next summer.

Asda completed the acquisition of EG Group’s UK business in October for an enterprise value of £2.07bn.

As part of the conversion programme, the supermarket giant will be turning 117 Spar stores into Asda Express sites which were previously sat on EG forecourts.

Alongside its acquisition of 119 convenience sites from Co-op, Asda has said that it will now be opening up to 20 stores per week, The Grocer reported.

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In the past month, Asda converted 12 of its ‘On The Move’ convenience stores to its Express branding and is to switch a further 13 by the end of this week in locations including Chellaston Road, Derby and Chartwell Business Park, Shropshire.

Asda opened its first standalone Express convenience store in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands in November 2022.

The grocer has committed to opening a further 300 standalone convenience stores by the end of 2026.

The growth strategy forms a key part of its long-term ambition to become the UK’s second largest supermarket.