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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T00:01:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nSuperdrug is set to open 30 new stores across the UK this year, with the expansion expected to create around 600 new jobs nationwide.\n\nThe health and beauty retailer said the move reflects strong customer demand for in‑person shopping and experience‑led retail services.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Croydon‑based chain, founded in 1964, currently operates more than 780 stores across the UK and Ireland.\n\nThe company said continued demand for physical retail has supported its decision to expand its store network, with investment focused on large‑format destination stores and retail park locations.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSeveral new sites have been confirmed across Scotland, including Dundee Gallagher Retail Park, Kilmarnock Retail Park, East Kilbride, Strathkelvin Retail Park and Linwood Phoenix Retail Park.\n\nNew stores are also planned in England, including White Rose in Leeds, Crawley, Waterlooville Retail Park, Newport Retail Park and the Isle of Wight.\n\nIn Wales, a new store is planned for Cwmbran Retail Park.\n\nSuperdrug said retail parks offer customers easier parking access and larger spaces, allowing the company to expand its in‑store services.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMany of the new stores will include Superdrug Beauty Studios, offering ear piercing, manicures and eyebrow threading alongside standard retail shopping.\n\nThe retailer will also refurbish 60 existing stores this year as part of a wider investment programme aimed at improving the in‑store experience.\n\nThe upgrades are designed to create locations where customers can purchase products and access treatments in one place.\n\nClare Jennings, property director at Superdrug, said: “Superdrug continues to see strong demand for physical, experience‑led retail, and our 2026 store opening programme is a clear vote of confidence in UK bricks and mortar retail.”\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Rachel Reeves warned to relax fiscal rules to avoid 'massively inhibiting UK growth'\n  * DWP issues £422.50 to state pensioners over a certain age - are you eligible for a boost?\n  * Inheritance tax: Britons can gift 'unlimited' amounts tax-free – but there are 3 things to prove\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMs Jennings added: “By opening 30 stores, we’re not just increasing our footprint, we’re creating destinations that bring together beauty, healthcare and affordable treatments under one roof.”\n\nShe said customer expectations have shifted in recent years.\n\n“Our customers want more than convenience, they want expertise, products and services they can trust, delivered in welcoming spaces within their local communities.”\n\nMs Jennings also highlighted the employment impact of the expansion, saying the investment will bring “bigger, better Superdrug stores to more locations across the UK” while creating “hundreds of new jobs and long‑term career opportunities”.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe expansion programme is expected to continue throughout 2026 as part of the retailer’s wider UK growth strategy.\n\nThis comes after a series of high street closures coming into 2026.\n\nHigh street clothing retailer Quiz has confirmed it has fallen into administration, with 109 jobs being made redundant, however its 40 stores and seven concessions will continue to trade.\n\nThe closures have extended to banks, with Natwest revealing plans to shut 32 more branches across the country.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Superdrug plans to open 30 new UK stores with around 600 new jobs created"
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