M&S has opened the first of its two new airside stores in Heathrow Terminal 5 ahead of the summer holidays.

M&S Food at Gate A offers travellers a selection of the retailer’s Food on the Move range and the chance to pick up its popular Percy Pigs sweets, biscuit tins and Big Daddy chocolate bar.

It will offer a similar selection at its second store at Gate B, which opens later this week. The two stores have created 50 new jobs and add 1500sq ft to the retailer’s portfolio.

M&S Food managing director Alex Freudmann said: “Our stores programme is focused on making sure we have the right stores in the right place with the right space, whether these are full-line, food halls or convenience stores.

“Terminal 5 is the UK’s busiest terminal, making it the perfect location to debut our airside offer.

“This launch builds on the success of our well-established landside airport stores across the UK and allows us to serve customers even closer to their departure gates.

“Whether travellers are looking for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or a British gift to take home, we’re aiming to bring some M&S magic to their journey through Heathrow.”

Heathrow retail director Fraser Brown said: “This partnership [with M&S] reflects our ambition to make every journey better by offering passengers more choice, quality and convenience at every stage of their trip.

“M&S is a much-loved British brand, and we are confident the new stores will prove popular with passengers passing through Terminal 5 this summer.”

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