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Tesco is opening 70 more Express stores. Here’s where

The new locations include five former Amazon Fresh shops in London

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Tesco has announced a significant expansion of its convenience store network, with plans to open 70 new Express outlets.

The supermarket giant aims to complete the rollout of these new stores by March next year, building on the 60 Tesco Express openings seen in 2025.

Among the new additions are five former Amazon Fresh locations, situated in prominent London areas such as Kensington High Street, Hounslow, Moorgate, Aldgate East, and Wembley. These are slated to reopen as Tesco Express stores before the summer.

The move follows the US tech group's announcement last September that it would close all 19 of its remaining Amazon Fresh shops, shifting its focus back to its online operations.

Amazon had previously stated its intention to convert five of these specific sites into Whole Foods stores and said that it was still “deeply invested” in the UK.

Tesco already has more than 2,000 Express stores in the UK and Ireland.