Asda to pump £12m into regional stores this year

The Leeds-headquartered retailer chose Yorkshire Day to reveal an upgrade programme covering shops in Harrogate, York, Pudsey and Keighley, along with Kingswood, Grimsby and Stockton-on-Tees.

Asda, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, said the programme is to be delivered before the end of 2025.

Each store included in the programme will benefit from full shop floor refurbishments, including a simpler and more intuitive layout, as well as new feature lighting and neon signage.

The five schemes at Kingswood, Harrogate, York, Pudsey and Keighley amount to a combined £7.2m. An additional £4.6m will be invested across stores in Grimsby and Stockton-on-Tees, with the retailer aiming to extend the programme to more UK locations next year.

Work will begin in most stores in September and is expected to take around seven weeks per store. All stores will remain open as usual for customers throughout the duration of the work.

Liz Evans, chief commercial officer – retail and non-food, said: “We’re proud to continue investing in the communities we serve – especially in Yorkshire, where our story began 60 years ago.

“Following the successful refurbishment of our Pilsworth store earlier this year, we’re pleased to share our plans to modernise these Yorkshire stores and further enhance the shopping experience.”

Since November 2024, Asda has been majority-owned by TDR Capital. The upgrade programme follows the transformation of Asda’s Pilsworth store in Bury, which reopened in March after a £2m investment.

The Yorkshire programme follows a nationwide £50m estate improvement project last year.