Leeds-headquartered supermarket chain, Asda, has unveiled a major store investment programme in its home county, as part of an ongoing strategy to enhance the experience for customers.
The business, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, is investing £7.2m to upgrade stores in Kingswood, Harrogate, York, Pudsey, and Keighley by 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 – all designed to modernise the space.
An additional £4.6m will also be invested in two stores in the surrounding area – Grimsby and Stockton – 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.”
These upgrades follow the transformation of Asda’s Pilsworth store in Bury, which reopened in March after a £2m investment.
