Costa Coffee has agreed to a decade-long extension of its concession partnership with Next, running until January 2036.
In a press release published on 12 November, Costa said it now operates more than 140 stores in Next locations across the UK. The partnership began in 2011 with a single concession and has, Costa said, been built up over more than 15 years.
Key figures
- More than 140 Costa Coffee sites in Next stores in the UK.
- The partnership began with one concession in 2011.
- The new agreement runs until January 2036.
- Seven new Costa stores opened in Next locations in 2026, including a 3,000 sq ft site at Next’s Bluewater flagship.
- 26 existing Costa stores in the Next estate were refreshed in 2026.
The Bluewater store is Costa’s largest within the Next estate and one of the first to use the coffee chain’s latest store design. Costa said the extension reflected continued investment across the estate, and that the partnership would keep expanding through new openings and further investment.
Tom Falk, head of property at Costa Coffee, said the two businesses had grown from a single location to a network of more than 140 stores. “This agreement gives us a fantastic opportunity to build on that momentum in the years ahead,” he said.
Next, which raised its full-price sales guidance earlier this month after its third-quarter full-price sales rose 8.1 per cent, has previously added restaurants and bars to some of its stores, alongside coffee concessions.
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