Retailer is investing in new stores as well as renewing existing ones
Fresh produce aisles will be prominent as M&S steps up its rotation and renewal programme, the retailer has announced.
The company this week revealed plans for 16 new, nine extended and 12 renewed stores, launching this financial year and representing £300 million of investment.
All the stores will have the latest signature M&S format, with bright entrances, wider aisles and modern shelf displays to showcase quality products from Dine In to fresh produce.
The new stores include 12 food halls, two full-line stores and two outlets, with the previously announced new full-line stores in Bath Southgate and Bristol Cabot Circus, and new Food halls in Bell Green Sydenham, Abingdon, Cannock and Farnham.
In the last year, M&S has signed 47 deals for new and renewed stores to open by the end of 2028. That is more than the previous three years combined and marks a significant acceleration in momentum in its investment across its owned estate.
M&S said it continues to identify new locations to further fill its pipeline of new stores to bring customers a better shopping experience, with market-style fruit and vegetables, bakeries equipped with barista-style coffee and wider spacious aisles from the beauty counter to the checkout. Over 300 new locations are being considered for new stores across the UK.
M&S CEO Stuart Machin said: “This year we are stepping up the pace of our programme and investing over £300mn to rotate and renew stores across the country. We have a rigorous strategy to make sure we have the right stores in the right places, and this year we will deliver 37 new and renewed stores with the best of our Food, Fashion and Home and Beauty to our 32 million customers.”
