{"id":215,"date":"2025-04-01T02:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/215\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T02:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:49:11","slug":"ms-announces-50m-plan-to-transform-eight-uk-stores-including-two-in-greater-manchester-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/215\/","title":{"rendered":"M&S announces \u00a350m plan to transform eight UK stores including two in Greater Manchester – full list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stores in Bolton and Sale are among the areas with planned investments\"MarksInvestments are expected to create 300 jobs across the region.(Image: Adam Gerrard \/ Daily Mirror)<\/p>\n

M&S has announced plans to invest \u00a350m into its stores across the North west of England.<\/p>\n

As part of the plans, M&S will look to invest in creating eight new and improved stores across the region including two stores in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

Investments within Greater Manchester will look to extend and redesign the existing M&S stores in Bolton<\/a> and Sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Smith, Property Director at M&S said: \u201cAs we reshape for growth, we want to open new stores we can be proud of and that deliver the best possible shopping experience for customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur pipeline of stores for 2025 demonstrates our continued investment in market-leading stores as we deliver our transformation priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the opportunity in the North west of England to continue investing in market-leading stores, as part of our renewal and rotation strategy, offering great quality products with that touch of M&S magic and the trusted value our customers expect and deserve.<\/p>\n

Investments are expected to be completed over the next three financial years and will see five new stores built across the region.<\/p>\n

Plans will also see three stores being renovated to the latest format and 300 new jobs created across the North west.<\/p>\n

Last week the first of the eight stores was reopened at Gemini Retail Park in Warrington with a brand-new Clothing, Home and Beauty department.<\/p>\n

M&S<\/p>\n

The full-line store in Gemini Retail Park in Warrington has been redesigned. The new store features a new Clothing and Home area and larger Beauty department. The store has developed a larger Food Hall and bakery, offering takeaway coffee.<\/p>\n

New M&S<\/p>\n

Plans will look to develop a new Outlet store in Warrington with a Click and Collect service. The new outlet is expected to open towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n

M&S<\/p>\n

Plans include a major extension to the existing store, creating an estimated additional 108 new jobs.<\/p>\n

M&S Simply Food, Sale<\/p>\n

Plans include a fresh redesign to the existing Food Hall which was recently completed.<\/p>\n

\"MarksInvestments will look to build and renovate M&S Food Halls in multiple locations(Image: Marks and Spencer)New M&S Simply Food, Thornton-Cleveleys<\/p>\n

Plans include opening a new 160,000 sq. foot food hall. This will include an in-store bakery, a wider selection of fruit and vegetables, and dedicated Flower and Wine Shops.<\/p>\n

Frontier Park Retail Hub, Blackburn<\/p>\n

Investments look to submit planning permission to move the Blackburn M&S store to Frontier Park Retail Hub, to bring customers a wider range of food products.<\/p>\n

New M&S at<\/p>\n

Plans look to open a new full-line store in New Mersey Retail Park in South Liverpool. Plans for the new store are expected to create over 100 local jobs.<\/p>\n

M&S Simply Food, Formby<\/p>\n

Investments look to open a new Food Hall to replace the existing smaller unit. The new store is expected to support 60 local jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stores in Bolton and Sale are among the areas with planned investmentsInvestments are expected to create 300 jobs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,245,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-marks-spencer","10":"tag-shopping","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}