Briscoe Group announces plans for smaller ‘Metro stores’ to increase catchment

Briscoe Group announces plans for smaller ‘Metro stores’ to increase catchment
Briscoe Group has plans to have smaller stores. (Screenshot: Briscoe AGM presentation)
Gregor Thompson
Briscoe Group is looking to increase its catchment by rolling out smaller stores around the country. At the company’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, chief operations officer Andrew Scott announced a “metro-style” store concept set to be launched in the 2028 financial year.“Having mapped the potential locations where we are not currently present and where our competitors have a store, we believe there could be an opportunity for up to 15 of the small-format metro stores, which could deliver incremental sales,&rd...

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