Following the launch of click-and-collect services on the London Underground, TFL is now offering small entrepreneurs short-term leases on more than 1,000 vacant retail properties in stations across London.

Once seen as merely a place to catch trains, UK stations are now taking advantage of their heavy footfall, offering quality food and leisure facilities that have begun to attract even non-travellers to these travel hubs.

As shoppers move online, real-world stores are finding themselves with floor space to fill. Following the example of major players like Tesco, retailers are providing services to complement their existing offerings and enhance their core business.

In a bid to take on competitors with more stores, ASDA have collaborated with TFL to offer Click & Collect at tube stations. With purchases increasingly driven by convenience, ASDA removes the necessity of going to the supermarket to pick up groceries.