Budgens is showing the most consistent growth of any symbol group, according retail estate analysts Maximise UK.

Founder David Haywood told Better Retailing the brand has added 20-30 sites every six months for a number of years, fuelled by forecourt site conversions.

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In 2018 Booker added the Budgens range to a South Yorkshire Booker Retail Partners depot to aid northern expansion.

Eighty stores were added in 12 new areas such as York, Manchester and Newcastle.

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