Overview
- Marks & Spencer is assessing roughly 500 potential locations across the UK to accelerate growth in its food business.
- About 200 prospects are in London, with a focus on Zones 2–3 and formats of 10,000 to 18,000 sq ft in prominent, accessible spots.
- The plan outlines a longer-term mix of 180 general stores with food alongside 420 food-only outlets across the country.
- More than 20 openings or modernisations are scheduled before the end of the financial year, including eight food-only stores due by year-end.
- Store criteria outside London include 18,000+ sq ft plots with at least 100 parking spaces, and over half the estate is set for refurbishment by April 2028 as leaders aim to grow a roughly 4% grocery share.