Majestic has identified 125 locations for potential new store openings across England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.
The wine retailer, which currently operates 208 stores, aims to open one new store per month on average in the coming years and has drawn up a list of possible locations across the country (see below).
The retailer has identified nearly 30 locations in Central London where it could open smaller format sites, following the success of its ‘mini Majestic’ concept in Harpenden, Crouch End and Marlow. Majestic is also considering opening its debut store in Guernsey, two months after launching its first-ever Channel Islands store in Jersey.
The company has appointed Jackson Criss to advise on its new store acquisitions and estate strategy.
John Colley, CEO of Majestic, said: “Experiential, bricks-and-mortar retailing is at the heart of what we do at Majestic, and we are committed to opening up to one new store per month during the coming years to help us reach even more customers across the UK.
“In addition to the new stores already in our pipeline for this year, we have identified more than 100 locations across the UK and the Channel Islands that we believe would be a perfect fit for Majestic. We are excited to start serving even more communities around the country and helping thousands of new customers discover wines, beers and spirits they will love.”
Dan Turner, partner at Jackson Criss, added: “It has been great working with Majestic on their recent acquisitions, and our team is excited to continue helping a best-in-class retailer grow their estate and invest further in bricks and mortar.”
Majestic’s wish list locations:
London
Belgravia, Belsize Park, Camberwell, Camden, Clerkenwell, Earlsfield, Farringdon, Hackney, Hampstead, Highgate, Islington (relocation), Kensington/Chelsea, Kilburn, Ladbroke Grove, Paddington, Pimlico, Primrose Hill, Putney (relocation), Southbank, Southwark, Southfields, Wandsworth, Westbourne Grove, Spitalfields, The Oval, West Hampstead and Wimbledon (relocation).
Inside M25
Acton (relocation), Banstead, Biggin Hill, Bushey, Ealing (relocation), Epsom (relocation), Harrow, Mill Hill, Pinner, Rickmansworth, Southgate, Staines, Stanmore and Watford.
East
Bedford, Borehamwood, Cambridge, Elstree, Ely, Epping, Martlesham Heath, Radlett, Saffron Walden, St Ives, St Neots and Woodbridge.
South East
Ashford, Brackley, Buckingham, Camberley, Caversham (relocation), Chandlers Ford, Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury, Crowborough, Eastbourne, Eastleigh, Fareham, Farnborough, Frimley, Heathfield, Hitchin, Horsham (relocation), Locks Heath, Letchworth, Maidstone, Oxted, Pangbourne (relocation), Reading West (relocation), Romsey, Thame, Towcester, Uckfield, Wallingford, Wantage, Whiteley, Woodstock and Worthing (relocation).
North
Durham, Isle of Man, Morpeth, Prestwich, Sandbach, Wetherby and Whitefield.
South West
Bournemouth, Bristol (relocation), Ferndown, Gillingham, Hayle, Kingsbridge, Launceston, Plymouth, Ringwood, Shaftesbury, Trowbridge, Truro, Wadebridge, Warminster, Wells and Wimborne Minster.
East Midlands
Buxton, Melton Mowbray, Oadby, Oakham and Stamford.
West Midlands
Bridgnorth, Bromsgrove, Kenilworth, Knowle, Malvern, Moseley, Solihull and south Coventry.
Wales
Penarth, Swansea (Water Road) (relocation) andThe Mumbles (relocation).
Channel Islands
Guernsey.
