{"id":582313,"date":"2025-11-20T10:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/582313\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:23:34","slug":"two-dazzling-new-ms-stores-are-opening-in-london-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/582313\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Dazzling New M&#038;S Stores Are Opening In London This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of planning an OTT, particularly luxe sort of Christmas dinner for 2025? Luckily for a bunch of Londoners,\u00a0Mark &amp; Spencer has just announced that it\u2019s opening two brand new food halls in the capital this week, in good time for Christmas prep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new food halls are the latest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/heres-the-full-list-of-all-the-new-m-s-stores-opening-across-the-uk-2025-042325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slew of new openings for the high-street icon<\/a>. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/m-s-is-closing-11-cafes-as-part-of-300-million-plans-100825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closing a bunch of its caf\u00e9s earlier this year<\/a>,\u00a0Marks and Sparks\u00a0announced that it was investing \u00a3300 million into upgrading its supermarkets by doing, among other things, \u2018opening brand-new coffee shops offering delicious food and barista-made fairtrade coffee\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the company unveiled plans to open up six locations in the capital before Christmas with a \u00a390 million \u2018London investment\u2019 plan,\u00a0which also included\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/first-look-m-s-oxford-streets-food-hall-has-had-a-spectacular-makeover-082625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrades to its huge Oxford Street branch<\/a>. The first three locations launched back in October \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/m-s-is-launching-6-new-and-improved-london-stores-before-christmas-2025-101725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more about them here<\/a> \u2013 and two more are coming this week. The sixth and final shop in Chiswick will appear in early December.<\/p>\n<p>So which M&amp;S Foodhalls are opening this week? <strong>Fulham Broadway<\/strong> and <strong>Clapham Common<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Clapham branch will be 6,700 square-foot large, and will open its doors for the first time today<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(November 20) with a performance from the City of Stars musical theatre choir \u2013 the stars of this year\u2019s M&amp;S Food Christmas advert.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, you\u2019ll find a large bakery section selling freshly made pastries, cakes, and loaves, ethically farmed produce, and plenty of meal-deal options. There\u2019s no caf\u00e9, but there is a \u2018coffee counter with barista-made drinks\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/full-list-of-uk-high-street-closures-confirmed-in-2025-from-co-op-to-wh-smith-010325\" data-modified-href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/full-list-of-uk-high-street-closures-confirmed-in-2025-from-co-op-to-wh-smith-010325\" data-modified- target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s the full list of high street stores closing in 2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fulham Broadway will open on <strong>Friday (November 21)<\/strong>. It\u2019s much bigger, at 10,900 square feet, and will be open from 7am every weekday except this Friday, when it will open at 8am. Together, the stores have created more than 100 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>M&amp;S Retail Director Thinus Keeve said that the company wants to be\u2018proud of every store we have across the capital\u2019 and that it is \u2018brilliant to have such a strong property pipeline across London in the months ahead\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want to bring more of that M&amp;S magic to communities and on the commute \u2013 and we\u2019re doing just that, just in time for the festive season\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"22ea8411-47f0-fab1-ad77-a1ad585604f6\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763634214_380_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"The new M&amp;S foodhall in Fulham Broadway\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Marks &amp; Spencer\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106344831\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Marks &amp; Spencer&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/the-north-london-road-that-is-officially-one-of-the-coolest-streets-in-the-world-for-2025-111925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the north London road that is officially one of the coolest streets in the world for 2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/flat-iron-is-opening-a-new-steak-restaurant-in-londons-west-end-111925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flat Iron is opening a new steak restaurant in London\u2019s West End<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. 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