Majestic opens new Ealing store as it hits 30th opening under Fortress
Majestic has opened its 30th new store under Fortress Investment Group’s ownership, in London’s Ealing.
The move is part of a £4 million investment in its stores by the wine retailer in 2026/27, including refurbishments and the launch of its Trowbridge shop in July. It is also planning to open more new locations early next year.
Subscribe to TRBMajestic has put stores at the centre of its growth plan since splitting from Naked Wines and being acquired by Fortress in 2019. It has since revamped dozens of shops and opened new sites from Plymouth to Preston, including its first store in Jersey.
The new store is on St Mary’s Road in Ealing is a former National Tyres garage that hade been turned into a 2,550 square foot shop stocking more than 1,000 wines, including a dedicated area for 72 Fine Wines. It also offers beers, spirits, soft drinks, low and no alcohol options and snacks.
The move marks a return to Ealing for Majestic to Ealing two and a half years after its previous store in the borough closed when the landlord redeveloped the site.
The store will also support Majestic Commercial, the retailer’s B2B arm, which supplies pubs, bars and restaurants in the borough and works with more than 4,200 hospitality venues across the UK.
Elizabeth Newman, managing director of Majestic Retail, said: “We’ve always been keen to return to Ealing as part of our expansion plans, and we are absolutely delighted to have secured a great location that our teams have transformed into a cracking new store.”
John Colley, executive chairman and chief executive of Majestic Wine Group, said: “Our growth over the past seven years proves that wine lovers still value human expertise, personalised advice and the chance to taste new wines before they buy – things you can’t get anywhere else on the high street.
“That store experience has always been right at the heart of what we do best at Majestic, and it remains a central part of our strategy as we bring our unique proposition to even more new communities across the UK.”
