Superdrug is opening 30 “best-in-class” new stores “in large-format destination stores and retail park locations” it has announced.
It said patients will be able to ”visit nurse-led clinics for face-to-face healthcare services, and access pharmacies offering personalised, professional healthcare guidance”.
The openings are expected to create “approximately 600 new” jobs.
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In Scotland Superdrug will be opening at the Gallagher Retail Park in Dundee, Kilmarnock Retail Park, East Kilbride, Strathkelvin Retail Park and Linwood Phoenix Retail Park.
In England, Superdrug will be opening a new store in Crawley, the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds, the Waterlooville Retail Park, and the Newport Retail Park.
Cwmbran Retail Park is the only new Superdrug location announced in Wales.
Superdrug’s property director Clare Jennings said it would create “hundreds of new jobs and long-term career opportunities for our colleagues.”
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The retailer also plans “to do 60 store refits during 2026”.
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In March of last year, Superdrug announced it was opening 25 new stores across the UK.
This was also estimated by the health and beauty chain to create “approximately 600 new jobs”.
It now has 780 stores in the UK and Ireland.
