Superdrug to create 600 jobs through opening of 30 new stores
Superdrug will create 600 jobs through the opening of 30 new “best-in-class” stores in 2026 as it continues its expansion across the UK.
After seeing strong customer demand for experience-led physical retail, the company said it will continue to invest in large-format destination stores and retail park locations.
Confirmed openings on new sites include Dundee Gallagher Retail Park, Kilmarnock Retail Park, East Kilbride, Strathkelvin Retail Park and Linwood Phoenix Retail Park in Scotland. They also include White Rose Leeds, Crawley, Waterlooville Retail Park, Newport Retail Park and the Isle of Wight in England as well as Cwmbran Retail Park in Wales.
Subscribe to TRBDesigned to “immerse, inform and engage” customers, the stores will aim to offer more than a traditional health and beauty shop. Customers will be able to discover trending beauty brands and access expert advice, as well as in-store services such as beauty studios and nurse-led healthcare clinics.
Clare Jennings, Superdrug’s property director, said: “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.
“Our customers want more than convenience, they want expertise, products and services they can trust, delivered in welcoming spaces within their local communities.
“This investment allows us to bring bigger, better Superdrug stores to more locations across the UK, unlocking more access to healthcare, beauty products and treatments, while creating hundreds of new jobs and long-term career opportunities for our colleagues.”
