Overview
- The retailer plans 20 new or renewed stores before the end of the financial year, creating about 800 jobs.
- M&S says the 500-site list is a pipeline of potential locations rather than confirmed openings.
- More than half of the estate is expected to adopt the ‘renewal’ format by April 2028, featuring an expanded food range, wider aisles and larger car parks.
- Site strategy prioritises larger spaces averaging around 18,000 sqft nationwide, with 6,000–18,000 sqft targets inside the M25 and nearly half of potential sites in or around London.
- Longer-term targets include about 180 full-line stores and 420 food stores, with a confirmed 60,000 sqft Copdock, Suffolk project slated to open by autumn 2027.