Marks & Spencer is launching six new or transformed stores across London between now and the end of the year.
The retail giant, which recently extended its chairman’s tenure, has seen three launches this week.
The business has opened a new 5,300 sq ft fresh market-style foodhall on Southampton Street in Covent Garden, alongside the reopening of M&S’ Temple Fortune and Wimbledon foodhalls, following major transformations.
M&S’ new Covent Garden foodhall will be followed by two additional openings in November, located by Clapham Common and on Fulham Broadway.
The openings form part of a £90m investment into the capital unveiled earlier this year, spanning six new foodhall openings and 11 renewals this financial year.
M&S’ renewed Chiswick store is also launching before Christmas in early December.
The six new openings and renewal launches have created over 200 new jobs in total.
Additionally, M&S Food at Paddington station, operated by franchise partner SSP, is undergoing a renewal next month.
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The food and fashion specialist said its renewals programme was set to bring “the very best of M&S” to customers.
The programme delivers new features including “in-store bakery & coffee counters, a market-style produce offer with fresh fruit and vegetables sourced from M&S Select Farms, as well as dedicated flower and wine shops and a transformed store environment,” according to the business.
M&S retail director Thinus Keeve said: “We want to be proud of every store we have across the capital and as we reshape for growth, our focus is opening new stores to grow our footprint but also renewing those stores where we can deliver a better shopping experience for our customers.
“It’s brilliant to have such a strong property pipeline across London in the months ahead.
“We want to bring more of that M&S magic to communities and on the commute, and we’re doing just that, just in time for the festive season.”
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