Shoppers visiting Sainsbury’s stores are seeing a major change, as Costa Coffee continues its rapid expansion inside supermarkets.

With dozens already open and more on the way in 2026, many shoppers may soon find their local supermarket doubling as their nearest coffee stop.

The partnership has now reached 50 in-store cafés, with more locations already confirmed for 2026.

New Costa locations coming in 2026

At least 14 more stores are opening this year, including:

  • Poole (Talbot Heath)
  • Rhyl
  • Leicester (Fosse Park)
  • Ely
  • Sedlescombe Road
  • Bamber Bridge
  • Hazel Grove
  • Hedge End
  • Weedon Road
  • Lincoln
  • Rustington
  • Winterstoke Road
  • Cannock
  • Rugby

All current Sainsbury’s stores with Costa Coffee

Costa cafés are already open inside the following supermarkets:

  • Abbey Wood
  • Ashford (Bybrook)
  • Banbury
  • Barnwood
  • Basildon (East Mayne)
  • Bishops Stortford
  • Brentwood
  • Bristol (Castle Court)
  • Chelmsford (Springfield)
  • Chesterfield
  • Cobham
  • Croydon (Purley Way)
  • Darlington
  • Denton
  • Durham
  • East Prescot Road
  • Epsom (Kiln Lane)
  • Exeter (Alphington Road)
  • Fulham Wharf
  • Gravesend (Pepper Hill)
  • Halifax (Wade Street)
  • Harrogate
  • Hendon
  • Herne Bay
  • Huddersfield (Shorehead)
  • Ipswich (Hadleigh Road)
  • Kelso
  • Ladbroke Grove
  • Leigh (Atherleigh Way)
  • Livingston
  • Luton (Bramingham Park)
  • Mansfield
  • Monks Cross
  • Nantwich
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • Newhaven Harbour
  • Newport
  • Plymouth (Marsh Mills)
  • Portsmouth (Farlington)
  • Redhill
  • Sittingbourne
  • Southport
  • Stanway
  • Stroud
  • Sunderland
  • Swindon (Bridgemead)
  • Thanet (Ramsgate)
  • West Hove
  • Woking (Brookwood)
  • Leicester North (50th store milestone)

More than a dozen new Costa Coffee stores are opening in Sainsbury'sCosta Coffee sites will open in Sainsbury's stores in the likes of Poole, Ely and Rugby (Image: Costa Coffee)

Tom Falk, Head of Property at Costa Coffee, said: “We’re incredibly proud to be celebrating the opening of our 50th Costa Coffee store within Sainsbury’s.

"This milestone is a testament to the strength of our partnership and our shared commitment to bringing great coffee experiences to communities across the UK.

"We’re especially pleased that this growth has enabled us to create over 400 jobs and invest nearly £16million nationwide.”