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| Company type | Franchising |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1986; 40 years ago (1986) |
| Headquarters | Upper Quartertown, Mallow, County Cork (Irish business) Dunnington,North Yorkshire, England (UK business) |
Number of locations | 1,400 |
Area served | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Products | Grocer's shop,convenience shops |
| Parent | Barry Group (Costcutter Ireland) Bestway Wholesale (Costcutter UK) |
| Website | www www |
Costcutter is a name used by twoconvenience shopsymbol groups in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.[1][2] It previously had stores in Poland. The shops are independently owned and join the groups, paying a fee for marketing and branding support and purchasing their stock from the brand owners.
As of 2025, the Costcutter network includes over 1,200 shops in the United Kingdom[3] and over 120 in Ireland.[2]
Costcutter was founded in 1986, byColin Graves.[4]
A proposed merger withNisa-Today's collapsed in November 2006, after concerns about acartel.[4] which were reported to theOffice of Fair Trading by members of Nisa-Today's, who opposed the merger.[5]
Costcutter revived theKwik Save brand in 2012, from a separate chain which had ceased trading.[6]
In 2018, The Co-op Group made an offer of £15 million in an attempt to take ownership of Costcutter. The bid was rejected, but it was believed the Costcutter was open to further talks.[7] The Co-op subsequently became the sole supplier to the Costcutter group.[8]
In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Costcutter built 20 pop-up shops in NHS hospitals.[9]
In December 2020, Costcutter's UK business was acquired byBestway Wholesale. The Co-op supply agreement will continue until 2026.[10]
In 2000, the brand entered the Irish market as a separate business under the ownership of Barry Group.[2]
In 2024, Costcutter Ireland ditched its previous logo with a new one, still different from the one in the UK in being all red rather than green and red.
Costcutter expanded intoPoland in the mid-2000s, operating 52 stores by 2006.[11] The brand later withdrew from the country and no longer operates there.
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