The flagship branch will open next weekM&S confirm opening time for new Cabot Circus store(Image: M&S)

M&S has revealed what time its huge new store at Cabot Circus will open next week. The flagship branch will take the place of the former House of Fraser, which has been empty since its closure in August 2024.

For months, hoardings advertising the arrival of Marks and Spencer , and now the chain has finally announced the store will open at 9am on Thursday, November 13.

Customers can look forward to three floors of M&S Food, Fashion, Beauty & Home and highlights include a 200-seater M&S Coffee Shop.

The store also promises “one of M&S’ biggest beauty sections across the UK”, the latest autumn/winter Autograph collections in the fashion department and a stylish kidswear collection.

Cabot Circus in Bristol(Image: Bristol Live)

Store Manager Laura Aird has worked at M&S for nine years and was previously Store Manager of M&S’ Swindon store. She said of the opening: “The countdown is now on until next Thursday and we cannot wait.

“The team and I are busy getting everything ready and we are so excited to be back in Bristol. Our focus is on delivering unbeatable M&S quality and trusted value for customers – from our Remarksable Value and Bigger Pack Better Value ranges to our Fresh Market Specials and the latest product launches in-store.

“We’re looking forward to opening the doors at 9am next week and getting started serving customers.”

M&S’ Bristol Cabot Circus is one of sixteen M&S stores opening across the UK this financial year , including nearby in Bath Southgate, as part of a £300m investment.

Opening hours for the new store will be between 8am and 8pm Monday to Saturday and between 11am and 5pm on Sundays. The Bristol opening is expected to create more than 100 new jobs , with recruitment launched last month.

It will mark the chain’s return to Bristol city centre after its department store in Broadmead closed in January 2022 .