Sure, only the flushest of Londoners can afford to shop at an M&S on the regs – but who’s complaining when a shiny new Marks and Sparks opens in their neighbourhood? Whether you’re after succulent fruits and veggies, luxe specific ingredients or legendary sweet treats like Percy Pigs and Colin the Caterpillar, a local Marks and Spencer supermarket can prove very handy indeed.
It’s good news for plenty of Londoners, therefore, that M&S has revealed plans to open four new supermarkets in the capital. Better yet, a further six existing Marks and Spencer stores are getting a substantial refurb.
Two of the brand-new M&Ses have already opened. An 8,900-square-foot store on Mitcham Road in Tooting Broadway went live last week, while M&S has also moved to a new location on Tottenham Court Road which is not just 45 percent bigger but slightly closer to the tube station (shifting from number 55 to 15-17). The new TCR spot opened today (June 9) and features an in-store bakery & coffee counter.
Two more stores are set for Sydenham (at Bell Green Retail Park) and Elephant and Castle (at The Elephant Development), though these don’t yet have opening dates. They’re slated to start welcoming customers sometime this year.
As for the glowed-up Marks and Spencer outposts? Well, one of those in Whetstone has already been ‘renewed’ and reopened in April. Two more will be finished this summer, with the upper two floors of the Pantheon Oxford Street flagship being transformed into a showcase for menswear, kidswear, lingerie and homeware, and redevelopment underway at the Bankside store on Southwark Street. Both are pencilled in for a July unveiling. A revamp of the Richmond M&S will be complete sometime this autumn/winter, with two more TBC.
At the end of last year Marks and Spencer revealed plans to open a whopping 200 new stores in London. The UK’s favourite supermarket announced a ‘wish list’ of areas where it would like to open new or revived stores.
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