Musgrave announces expansion plans

Retail chain Musgrave SuperValu-Centra is planning a substantial expansion over the next 18 months with the opening of nearly 50 new stores, it announced today.

Following a successful year which saw it smash through the £230m (€343m) sales mark, it said it planned to open 25 outlets in the coming year with a further 20 by the end of 2005.