Wickes plans to open 70 new stores and create 2,000 jobs

The British home improvement retailer revealed their annual report last week and declared their intention to “accelerate investment”.

They boasted a 5.9% revenue increase to £1.63 billion and a 14.4% rise in adjusted profit before tax to £49.9 million for the year to December 27, 2025.

Chief Executive of Wickes David Wood claims the “strong progress” means the chain is now planning to increase the number of stores from 230 to 300.

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The additional 70 stores are said to create more than 2,000 new jobs across the UK.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) stats show UK unemployment reached a five-year high of 5.2% last month so the news will be welcomed by struggling Brits.

Wickes have also reported a 9% increase in membership scheme TradePro’s sales, with membership figures rising from 581,000 to 643,000.

David said: “This has been another year of strong progress against our strategy.

“We’ve achieved volume-driven growth across all three areas of the business, as the strength of our proposition continues to resonate with customers.

“I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their continued hard work and commitment.

“In retail, we achieved record market share with particularly strong sales across timber, tiling, flooring and paint, while TradePro continues to perform strongly, growing to 643,000 active members.

“We’re also pleased with the performance of our design and installation business, which has now recorded five consecutive quarters of ordered sales growth.

“Given the strength of investment returns from our proven store refit and new store rollout strategy, we have today announced the decision to accelerate our investment for future growth.

“This takes our ambition to reach 300 stores nationwide, creating over 2,000 new jobs as we bring Wickes’ distinctive offer to new locations up and down the UK.”