{"id":77576,"date":"2023-11-09T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grocerygazette.co.uk\/?p=77576"},"modified":"2023-11-10T07:46:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T07:46:14","slug":"asda-convert-eg-group-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grocerygazette.co.uk\/2023\/11\/09\/asda-convert-eg-group-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Asda to convert all former EG Group convenience stores by next summer"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAsda is to convert all 356 acquired EG Group convenience sites to Asda Express stores by next summer.<\/p>\n

Asda completed the acquisition<\/a> of EG Group\u2019s UK business in October for an enterprise value of \u00a32.07bn.<\/p>\n

As part of the conversion programme<\/a>, the supermarket giant will be turning 117 Spar stores into Asda Express sites which were previously sat on EG forecourts.<\/p>\n

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

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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.<\/p>\n

Asda opened its first standalone Express convenience store<\/a> in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands in November 2022.<\/p>\n

The grocer has committed to opening a further 300 standalone convenience stores by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

The growth strategy forms a key part of its long-term ambition to become the UK\u2019s second largest supermarket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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