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Interior till area of Angling Direct Shrewsbury

Angling Direct Acquires Total Angling

Shropshire’s largest tackle shop, Total Angling in Shrewsbury is now part of Angling Direct PLC and will become our newest store, Angling Direct Shrewsbury.

This represents a substantial milestone for the company, we are thrilled to gain the knowledge, expertise and experience of the current Total Angling Team who will continue to offer and deliver the great service that this store is renowned for. This new acquisition is a fantastic tackle shop, with a large customer base which we’re looking forward to meeting.

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Exterior of Angling Direct Utrecht store showing entrance

Angling Direct Opens First European Store

After recently opening our 50th store in the UK, we thought why stop at 50! WIth that in mind, we thought that it was about time for us to move into Europe and at the start of June, we celebrated the opening of our first store in mainland Europe.

Based in the town of Utrecht in Holland, we found this to be the ideal spot to start our European adventure with several fishing venues in the area, covering both carp and predator fishing, giving the many anglers based in the town plenty of fishing. Not only that, but the town has great transport links with Amsterdam and Rotterdam less than an hours drive away.

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Exterior of Angling Direct Walsall store showing windows and entrance

Angling Direct Opens 50th Store

Angling Direct is thrilled to announce the opening of its 50th store in the UK.

As part of its continued gain in market share in the UK, this landmark is an important milestone and is only the start in the companies plan to invest in further growth opportunities in its physical and digital footprint both in the UK and Europe.

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Sign promoting MyAD with Angling Direct store colleague stood to the right of it.

MyAD Hits the 250,000 Mark!

After nearly one year since the launch of MyAD, Angling Directs exclusive membership programme has now grown to over 250,000 customers!

This is an achievement that we are incredibly proud of and in under 10 months MyAD has become the industry-leading loyalty programme for customers.

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Hand with fishing line putting into line recycling bin

Over 5 Million Metres of Line Recycled in Angling Direct Stores

At Angling Direct, we believe every small step towards sustainability can make a big difference in creating a better future for all anglers.

Angling Direct are proud of our work with ANLRS, and is just one of many initiatives or projects we support.

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