NewsUK NewsAnimalsThe chain will open a shop in Derby on July 10, with an additional six stores opening across the UK in August and September, as it rolls out a massive expansion06:24, 10 Jul 2026A pet shop company is planning to double its number of UK stores, with openings across the country.‌Jolleys Pets has shared it five-year expansion scheme to grow its footprint, with plans to have more than 250 store after a "strong year".‌The chain will open a shop in Derby today (July 10), its 124th store, with an additional six stores opening in areas including Evesham, Great Yarmouth and Sheffield, in August and September.‌Over the next five years, scheme also aims to continue investing in staff and new product offerings.Earlier this year, Jolleys shared a list of over 160 "target" locations. Of particular interest in are Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Leicester and Manchester.Jolleys said it was looking for 3,000 to 7,000 sq ft sites in retail parks or prominent roadside locations, with 26 new stores to open this year if the ideal site is found.‌Chief Executive, Adam Dury, said: "This was a strong year for Jollyes as we transformed our offer, built our store network at pace and invested in our colleagues."But this is only the beginning – we're determined to accelerate our growth as we bring Jollyes' value to more places to serve more communities."Jollyes, founded in 1971, is the UK's second largest pet retailer.‌According to The Sun, the full list of proposed Jollyes Pets locations are as follows:North East‌Bishop AucklandDurhamGatesheadNewcastleNewcastle – South ShieldsSunderlandWashingtonNorth WestAccringtonBarrow in FurnessBuryLeighLiverpoolLiverpool – AintreeMacclesfieldManchesterPrestonStockport / CheadleWigan‌Yorkshire & The HumberBradfordDewsburyDoncasterGrimsby / CleethorpesGuiseleyHuddersfieldHullLeedsScarboroughSheffieldStocksbridgeEast Midlands‌BostonCorbyDerbyGranthamLeicesterLoughboroughMansfieldMarket HarboroughNewarkNottinghamRushdenWellingboroughWest Midlands‌BirminghamBromsgroveCoventryDudleyEveshamHerefordOldburyRedditchRugbySolihullStokeSutton ColdfieldTamworthWolverhamptonWorcesterEast of EnglandBasildonBraintreeBury St EdmundsCambridgeChelmsfordClactonEpping ForestGreat Yarmouth / LowestoftHatfieldHertfordHuntingdonIpswichLeighton BuzzardLetchworthLutonNorwichRayleighSt AlbansWatford‌South EastAbingdonAylesburyBagshotBanburyBasingstokeBicesterBishop’s StortfordBorehamwoodBracknellBroadstairsBurgess HillCanterburyChathamCrawleyDidcotEast GrinsteadEastbourneEastleighEpsomFarehamFarnboroughFarnhamFolkestoneGillinghamGodalmingGravesendGuildfordHorshamMaidenheadMilton KeynesNewburyOxfordReadingRedhillRoyal Tunbridge WellsSittingbourneSloughStainesWalton on ThamesWinchesterWokingWokinghamWorthingBrighton / Worthing‌South WestBathBournemouthBristolBristol – FiltonCamborneCheltenhamCirencesterClevedonDorchester / WeymouthExeterFalmouthGlastonburyPenzancePortisheadSalisburyTauntonTorquay / PaigntonTruroWeston-Super-MareYeovilLondon‌London (inside M25)WalesBridgendCardiffCwmbranHaverfordwestSwanseaArticle continues belowScotlandAberdeenAyrBishopbriggsCoatbridgeDumfriesDundeeDunfermlineEdinburghElginFalkirkGlasgowHamiltonInvernessLivingstonMotherwellPaisleyChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Animals