Asda, Lidl and Poundland among the 167 UK store openings before 2026 | City & Business | Finance

The new year is just two months away and with brands restructuring across the country, shops are not only closing but opening too, with several expected to hit Britain’s high streets over the coming weeks.

A variety of supermarket giants, clothing retailers and even gyms are set to launch new stores in the next two months. JD Gym is among those expanding with the launch of its 100th branch penned in for November. 

Lidl has made headlines for its dramatic restructuring plan including the opening of new locations. Lidl’s expansion will include “approximately 100 additional stores” across Britain, making that 159 grocceries alone. However, retailers are not to be left behind in the nation’s sprint ahead of the economy, with Drapers Online sharing the good news of fashion brands expanding amid the “doom and gloom”.

Poundland closed 52 stores as part of a 68 store closure plan unveiled by the recent acquisition by Pepco Group investment firm Gordon Brothers, in June. However, bargain hunters should not despair as the high street favourite is opening 37 new stores across the nation, with its infamous £1 deals set to return. Britbrief writes that several of these will appear in London’s “high-footfall areas”, as well as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and Cardiff. 

Similarly, Asda has confirmed its expansion, with 22 stores to open before December 31. Restarting its Express store programme, the UK giant opened the first of its stores in Castleford this October, with a plan of 21 further openings to be carried out by the chain. Now published, Yahoo News reports the openings to be in the following locations:

• Bradford – Toller Lane
• Botley – Boorley Green
• Cadishead – Liverpool Road
• Castleford – Holywell Lane
• Crystal Palace – Anerley Road
• Deepcut – Bridge Road
• Deptford – Landings
• Ferndown – Wimborne Road
• Greenwich – South Street
• Harringay – Green Lanes
• Harrow – Headstone Drive
• Heath Hayes – Hednesford Road
• Horncastle
• Liverpool – Parliament Street
• London – Finsbury Park Station; Limehouse Station; Tottenham Hale West; Tower Bridge
• Manchester – Square Gardens
• Stoke – Station Road
• Whetstone – High Road
• Wigan – Mesnes Road

The site states US brand Anthropologie to open three new UK stores this November, with another three openings for AllSaints to join them on the high street. Women’s Quiz Clothing has revealed plans to open between five and 10 new UK stores, however there is no hint as of yet to whether this will begin before January. Additionally, sought-after athleisure brand Alo is to expand its portfolio between late 2025 and 2026, with its first new location set to be outside of London.

According to The Independent, JD Gym, a subsect of the global chain JD Sports Fashion, has confirmed it is opening a new gym in Enfield, North London. The November launch will celebrate the firm’s 167th branch.