Store TrackerWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 17: Sainsbury’s To Open 40 Stores Aaron Mark Dsouza, Data Analyst April 25, 2025 Reasons to ReadOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store-opening plans from Asda and Sainsbury’s, as well as the stepping down of Asda’s Chief Information Officer. This report presents data up to week 17 of 2025, ended April 25, 2025. Data in this research report include: Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the UK—2025 vs. 2024 Major UK store closures and openings—2025 and 2024 Companies mentioned in this report include: Asda, Hobbycraft, JD Sports plc, J Sainsbury (Argos and Sainsbury’s) Other relevant research: The full collection of Store Tracker reports, including our US-focused series The US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries. The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 49: Claire’s Closes 146 More Stores Than AnnouncedHoliday 2024: UK Retail Wrap-Up—Cautious Spending and Late Shopping Fuel Volatile Peak TradingFive Ways AI Is Being Used in Grocery and Mass Retailing—and What’s NextAI Underpins the Tech-Driven Shift in US Grocery, from Smarter Forecasting to Faster Checkout
