Shoprite (Isle of Man) Limited (trading as Shoprite) was a community food store chain in the Isle of Man. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Isle of Man Enterprises plc (formerly Shoprite Group plc), until Tesco announced its purchase of the business on 9 October 2023.
History
Shoprite was established in the Isle of Man in 1972.[2] At the start of the 1990s, it was solely a retail and property group. In 1990, it purchased a former distribution warehouse from Safeway in Cambuslang near Glasgow. The company announced that it would trial running a discount limited range supermarket, opening two pilot stores in November 1990. The stores were located in Linwood and Bridge of Allan, and were styled like the English discount chain Kwik Save with basic racking and no frills offers. The business continued to grow, mainly across Scotland's central belt, with 63 stores operating by October 1993. In June 1994 the company opened its first stores in the North of England, and by October 1994 it operated 108 stores. The stores were generally converted from former car showroom and ex DIY stores, and varied between 4,000 and 13,000 square feet in size.[3]