Overview
- Costa Coffee launched new cafés inside Asda’s Gateshead and Barnes Hill, Birmingham superstores on October 16.
- Costa’s head of property Tom Falk said the collaboration focuses on convenience and comfort for supermarket shoppers.
- Asda vice president Ian McEvans said the retailer remains committed to offering cafés even as competitors close outlets.
- The expansion follows Costa’s October 10 opening of a Bishop Auckland Drive-Thru, which the company said created 15 local jobs.
- Recent openings bring Costa’s UK and Ireland estate to more than 2,800 shops as it grows through drive-thrus and supermarket sites.