{"id":83254,"date":"2023-09-26T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83254"},"modified":"2023-09-26T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:06:31","slug":"ms-is-opening-three-new-shops-including-megastore-just-in-time-for-christmas-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/ms-is-opening-three-new-shops-including-megastore-just-in-time-for-christmas-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"M&S is opening three new shops including 'megastore' just in time for Christmas | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MARKS and Spencer is set to open three new shops including one "megastore" just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n
It's part of the posh retailer's plan to dozens of new full range stores and food halls this financial year.<\/p>\n
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Cities like Leeds and Liverpool have already become home to new M&S stores this year.<\/p>\n
And now, shoppers in Manchester, Birmingham and Uckfield, East Sussex, will be thrilled to learn that they don't have to wait much longer for their new stores to open. <\/p>\n
These new shops will all contain clothing, homeware, cafes and food halls.<\/p>\n
M&S' new shop in Manchester's Trafford Centre will takeover the former Debenhams building, which has been empty since May 2021.<\/p>\n
The brand new megastore will be 135,000 sq ft, while it's current Trafford Centre site covers just 87,000 sq ft.<\/p>\n It's set to open in late November, meaning shoppers will be able to browse the retailer's Christmas selection in the build up to the festive season.<\/p>\n It comes after Marks and Spencer revealed its huge, new Christmas menu, including party food and a new Colin the Caterpillar cake.<\/p>\n The new M&S in the Bullring, Birmingham, will also occupy a former Debehmans site and will open before the end of the year.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n To make way for the new store, M&S will close its store in Birmingham High Street, but an exact date is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the new M&S store in Uckfield will also open later this year.<\/p>\n The high street chain says the new branch will have a "market-feel" with a selection of cheeses, as well as displays of produce from M&S select farms.<\/p>\n The Sun has asked M&S for an exact date for these store openings and we will update this story as soon as we hear back.<\/p>\n Alongside these openings, M&S is launching four more new stores before the end of the year. They are as follows:<\/p>\n Earlier this year, M&S revealed that it will permanently shut ten of its\u00a0stores\u00a0and relocate more shops this year.<\/p>\n The full list of M&S closures that have taken place so far this year can be seen below:<\/p>\n Plus, The\u00a0M&S\u00a0stores in The Brunel Shopping Centre in\u00a0Swindon\u00a0and Weymouth, Dorest, have also been marked for closure.<\/p>\n Both shops remain open and are operating as normal.<\/p>\n M&S plans to operate\u00a0180 full-line and 400 food halls\u00a0in the next five years.<\/p>\n The new openings will bring investment in new stores to \u00a3480million, M&S said in May.<\/p>\n It will also be investing in its digital offering, with the rollout of click-and-collect to 130 stores across the UK.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, M&S isn't the only retailer looking to expand. <\/p>\n Primark recently opened a new shop in Sailsbury in September and completed a refurbishment on its store in Edinburgh's Princes Street.<\/p>\n Plus, bargain retailer Poundland has opened dozens of new sites.<\/p>\n Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing\u00a0money-sm@news.co.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can also join our new Sun Money Facebook group to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group\u00a0members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/picture>IT'S NOT JUST ANY XMAS <\/span><\/p>\n
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