Wine retailer Majestic is targeting a wish-list of 76 potential store locations across the 海角视频.
It has opened two new stores, in Haywards Heath and Godalming, over the past month and will continue to invest in physical stores despite rising costs.
The boss of Majestic, which was bought by private equity firm Fortress for 拢95 million in 2019, said it is 鈥渙ptimistic鈥 despite pressure on customer budgets as he laid out plans for the retailer鈥檚 continued store expansion.
John Colley, chief executive officer, said the business is hoping for input from shoppers on its store hunt and will offer a year鈥檚 supply of wine to customers that can help source the perfect new site.
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He said: 鈥淩esponding to consumer demand, we鈥檝e opened two new stores this month, but we aren鈥檛 stopping there.
鈥淚n addition to the new stores already in our pipeline, we鈥檝e got our eye on a further 76 potential locations across the country and are calling on the 海角视频鈥檚 wine lovers to help us find sites so that we can offer more people a place to taste and discover new wines, beers, and spirits with guidance from our expert staff.鈥
The retailer currently operates 201 shops across the 海角视频.
Majestic said it has sought to improve its expertise under Fortress鈥檚 ownership, which over 1,000 Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) trained colleagues, now working across its stores.
The group said it has also reinstalled tasting counters designed to help customers discover new wines which had been removed under its previous ownership.
Mr Colley added: 鈥淪ome retailers are battening down the hatches given the current climate, however history has shown that Majestic is an extremely resilient business.
鈥淣one of us have a crystal ball, but we remain optimistic despite tighter consumer budgets as wine is still something people want to enjoy and savour.
鈥淐ustomers are returning to physical stores with enthusiasm, seeking out the advice of our expert staff to discover the real value in their wine choices.鈥
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