M&S has released all 500 areas it is looking to open new stores in as it searches for new, bigger Food sites.
Marks and Spencer has put out a wish list of 500 areas across the UK as part of its new ‘potential location list’.
M&S says it is particularly looking for large sites that could stock the full range of M&S Food, growing the target size of its Food stores to an average of 18,000sqft
Last summer M&S announced its acquisition of 12 Homebase sites which are set to become some of the largest M&S standalone Food stores in the UK – the first of which opened before Christmas in Cannock.
With 20 stores opening or renewing before the end of the financial year, creating 800 new jobs, M&S is picking up the pace on renewing in its store estate.
The search takes in popular areas with customers, plus towns where there is not yet an M&S store, such as Hove, Marlborough and Wallingford.
All of these stores would be in the new format with an extended range of M&S Food, wider aisles for bigger shopping trolleys and larger car parks for more family shoppers.
Alex Freudmann Managing Director, M&S Food says: “The strong performance of our new M&S food stores gives us the confidence to explore even more locations across the UK, from Elgin to Exmouth.
"With more than twenty stores opening or modernised before the end of the financial year, we are moving faster. Our team want new sites where we could open a large M&S Food store as we deliver on our strategy to bring the right stores to the right places and offer the best shopping experience, range and availability for our customers.”
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Where is M&S looking to open new food stores?
According to the new data, M&S is looking for 'highly visible' and 'accessible' sites across the UK that are capable of delivering trading space of 18,000sqft (25,000sqft gross).
Within the M25, M&S is targeting prominent sites in all areas that benefit from strong public transport links, steady footfall throughout the week and are capable of delivering M&S Foodhalls with trading space of between 6,000–18,000sqft (10,000-25,000sqft gross).
The sites M&S has mentioned include, by area:
Scotland
1. Anniesland.
2. Bishopbriggs.
3. Bridge Of Don Aberdeen.
4. Broughty Ferry.
5. Clarkston.
6. Coatbridge Faraday.
7. Craigleith.
8. Cults / Garthdee.
9. Cumbernauld.
10. Dumbarton.
11. Dumfries.
12. Dunblane.
13. Dunfermline.
14. Elgin.
15. Ellon.
16. Glenrothes.
17. Inveralmond Perth.
18. Inverness.
19. Inverurie.
20. Irvine.
21. Kings Park Glasgow.
22. Kingsgate East Kilbride.
23. Lanark.
24. Leith.
25. Livingston.
26. Milngavie.
27. Montrose.
28. Morningside Edinburgh.
29. St Andrews.
30. Stonehaven.
31. Uddingston.
32. Westhill.
Midlands and North East England
1. Aldridge.
2. Ashbourne.
3. Balsall Common.
4. Belper.
5. Bingley.
6. Birstall.
7. Bishop Auckland.
8. Blyth / Ashington.
9. Boldon / Harton.
10. Bridgnorth.
11. Brighouse.
12. Bromsgrove.
13. Chilwell / Bramcote.
14. Cleveland Middlesbrough.
15. Congleton.
16. Consett.
17. Cortonwood Barnsley.
18. Cramlington.
19. Dorridge.
20. Driffield.
21. Ecclesall Road.
22. Great Barr Birmingham.
23. Grimsby.
24. Guisborough.
25. Hartlepool.
26. Hexham.
27. Holmfirth.
28. Ilkley.
29. Kidderminster.
30. Knaresborough.
31. Louth.
32. Mansfield.
33. Mosborough.
34. Netherfield Nottingham.
35. Northallerton.
36. Norton College Sheffield.
37. Pontefract.
38. Princess Park, Birmingham.
39. Quinton.
40. Redditch.
41. Richmond.
42. Rugeley.
43. Scarborough.
44. Scunthorpe.
45. Sleaford.
46. South Doncaster.
47. Stourbridge.
48. Team Valley Gateshead.
49. The Springs Leeds.
50. Thirsk.
51. Trentham.
52. Wakefield Rd Huddersfield.
53. Wednesbury.
54. West Huddersfield.
55. West Park Darlington.
56. Wetherby.
57. Whitley Bay.
58. Wickersley.
59. Wolverhampton.
60. Wombourne.
61. Yarm.
North West England and North Wales
1. Abergele.
2. Altrincham.
3. Ashton-in-Makerfield.
4. Bamber Bridge / Clayton.
5. Barrow.
6. Bromborough.
7. Burnley.
8. Buxton.
9. Chorley.
10. Clitheroe.
11. Didsbury.
12. Frodsham.
13. Garstang.
14. Glossop.
15. Hale Barnes.
16. Knutsford.
17. Lancaster.
18. Leigh.
19. Lytham.
20. Market Drayton.
21. Marple.
22. Menai / Bangor.
23. Middlewich.
24. Mold.
25. North East Bolton.
26. Northwich.
27. Oldham.
28. Ormskirk.
29. Oswestry.
30. Penrith.
31. Prescot.
32. Prestwich.
33. Rawtenstall.
34. Stockton Heath.
35. Ulverston.
36. Upton.
37. West Cheadle.
38. Widness.
39. Workington.
Midlands/East Anglia
1. Ashby De La Zouch.
2. Basildon.
3. Bedford, South.
4. Benfleet/ Leigh-on-Sea.
5. Bicester.
6. Billericay.
7. Bishop Stortford.
8. Braintree.
9. Brentwood.
10. Corby.
11. Daventry.
12. Diss.
13. Ely.
14. Fletchamstead, Coventry.
15. Flitwick.
16. Grantham.
17. Great Dunmow.
18. Great Yarmouth.
19. Harlow.
20. Hertford.
21. Holt/ Cromer.
22. Huntington.
23. Kenilworth.
24. Kettering.
25. Leicester, North.
26. Letchworth.
27. Loughborough.
28. Lutterworth.
29. Maldon.
30. Market Harborough.
31. Martlesham Heath, Ipswich.
32. Melton Mowbray.
33. Newmarket.
34. North Cambridge.
35. North Norwich.
36. Northampton, West.
37. Nuneaton/Hinckley (A5).
38. Oadby.
39. Potters Bar.
40. Putnoe - Bedford.
41. Rayleigh.
42. Royston.
43. Saffron Walden.
44. South Cambridge.
45. Spalding.
46. Stamford.
47. Sudbury.
48. Towcester.
49. Westway Chelmsford.
50. Witham.
51. Woodham Ferrers.
52. Wymondham/Cringleford.
Home Counties
1. Acorn Park Crawley.
2. Ascot/ Sunningdale.
3. Ashford.
4. Aylesbury.
5. Berkhamsted.
6. Billinghurst.
7. Bognor Regis.
8. Borough Green.
9. Buckingham.
10. Burgess Hill.
11. Calcot Reading.
12. Canterbury.
13. Chalfont St Peter.
14. Chineham, Basingstoke.
15. Cranleigh.
16. Crowborough.
17. Dover.
18. East Grinstead.
19. Farnborough.
20. Fetcham/ Leatherhead.
21. Fleet.
22. Folkestone.
23. Harpenden.
24. Haslemere.
25. Haywards Heath.
26. Hazlemere.
27. Heathfield, East Sussex.
28. Hemel Hempstead.
29. Henley-on-Thames.
30. Herne Bay.
31. Hook, Hampshire.
32. Leighton Buzzard.
33. Lewes.
34. Marlow.
35. Marshalswick, St Albans.
36. North Brighton.
37. Oxted.
38. Petersfield.
39. Princes Risborough.
40. Reigate.
41. Rustington.
42. Seaford.
43. South Reading.
44. Storrington.
45. Strood SF.
46. Thame.
47. Tonbridge.
48. Tring.
49. Wendover.
50. West Basingstoke.
51. West Woking.
52. Whitstable.
53. Windsor.
54. Wokingham/ Arborfield.
55. Woodley Reading.
56. Worthing.
57. Wycombe Marsh.
South West and Wales.
1. Abergavenny.
2. Aberystwyth.
3. Andover.
4. Bath, West.
5. Bishops Waltham.
6. Blandford Forum.
7. Bodmin.
8. Bridgend.
9. Bridgwater.
10. Broadstone.
11. Caerphilly.
12. Carmarthen.
13. Chandler's Ford.
14. Chepstow.
15. Chippenham.
16. Chipping Norton.
17. Cirencester.
18. Clevedon.
19. Cwmbran.
20. Devizes.
21. Dursley.
22. East Exeter.
23. Emersons Green.
24. Evesham.
25. Exmouth.
26. Falmouth.
27. Ferndown.
28. Frome.
29. Gloucester Brockworth.
30. Headington.
31. Henleaze.
32. Honiton.
33. Ilminster.
34. Imperial, Bristol.
35. Llanishen, Cardiff.
36. Locks Heath/Fareham.
37. Lyme Regis/Axminster (A35).
38. Monmouth.
39. Mumbles.
40. North Dorchester.
41. North Neath.
42. Ocean RP Portsmouth SF.
43. Penarth.
44. Pentwyn.
45. Plymstock/ Sherford.
46. Pontarddulais.
47. Porthcawl.
48. Portishead.
49. Radstock/Midsomer Norton.
50. Ringwood/Verwood.
51. St Austell.
52. Stroud / Nailsworth.
53. Summertown.
54. Talbot Green.
55. Teignmouth.
56. Tiverton.
57. Trowbridge.
58. Waterlooville.
59. Wellington.
60. Weston Super Mare.
61. Winscombe.
62. Witney.
63. Yate.
North West and West London
1. Acton.
2. Baker Street.
3. Belgravia.
4. Belsize Park.
5. Brent Cross Town.
6. Brentford.
7. Brondesbury.
8. Chalk Farm and Primrose Hill.
9. Childs Hill.
10. Cricklewood.
11. East Finchley.
12. Eastcote.
13. Edgware.
14. Finchley.
15. Finchley Road.
16. Gloucester Road.
17. Golders Green.
18. Hampstead.
19. Hanwell.
20. Harrow Weald.
21. Hatch End.
22. Hendon.
23. High Barnet.
24. Hillingdon.
25. Holland Park.
26. Ickenham.
27. Isleworth.
28. Kensal Green.
29. Kensal Rise.
30. Kentish Town.
31. Kenton.
32. Knightsbridge.
33. Ladbrooke Grove / Portobello Road.
34. Maida Vale.
35. Mill Hill East.
36. Moor Park.
37. New Barnet.
38. North Harrow.
39. North Putney Bridge.
40. North Watford.
41. Northfields.
42. Northwood.
43. Northwood Hills.
44. Osterley.
45. Parsons Green.
46. Pimlico.
47. Preston Road.
48. Queens Park.
49. Rayners Lane.
50. Ruislip.
51. Ruislip Manor.
52. Shepherds Bush.
53. Shepperton.
54. South Ealing.
55. South Kensington.
56. St Johns Wood.
57. Stanmore.
58. Sunbury.
59. Warren Street / Euston Square.
60. Wembley Stadium / Wembley Park.
61. West Ealing.
62. Westbourne Grove.
63. Willesden Green.
The City, NE and SE London
1. Aldgate.
2. Barking Station.
3. Barkingside.
4. Bethnal Green.
5. Blackheath.
6. Bounds Green.
7. Brockley.
8. Buckhurst Hill.
9. Camberwell.
10. Canning Town.
11. Chigwell.
12. Chingford.
13. Cockfosters.
14. Collier Row.
15. Crofton Park.
16. Crouch End.
17. Denmark Hill.
18. Dulwich.
19. Dulwich Village.
20. Elm Park.
21. Emerson Park.
22. Enfield Chase.
23. Forest Gate / Wanstead Park.
24. Forest Hill.
25. Gants Hill.
26. Gidea Park.
27. Greenwich.
28. Greenwich Peninsula.
29. Hackney Wick.
30. Hainault.
31. Harold Hill.
32. Harold Wood.
33. Harringay.
34. Highams Park.
35. Highbury.
36. Highgate.
37. Hither Green.
38. Honor Oak.
39. Hornchurch.
40. Hornsey.
41. Ilford Station.
42. Kidbrooke.
43. Lee.
44. Leyton.
45. Meridian Water.
46. Mile End.
47. Mottingham.
48. New Cross.
49. Newbury Park.
50. North Enfield.
51. Palmers Green.
52. Shooters Hill.
53. Shoreditch.
54. South Romford.
55. South Woodford.
56. Stoke Newington.
57. Surrey Quays / Canada Water.
58. Sydenham.
59. Tufnell Park.
60. Turnpike Lane.
61. Upminster.
62. Upper Walthamstow.
63. Walthamstow.
64. Wapping.
65. Whitechapel Station.
66. Winchmore Hill.
67. Woodford.
South London and West End
1. Abbey Wood.
2. Addlestone.
3. Balham.
4. Banstead.
5. Barnes.
6. Biggin Hill.
7. Blackfen.
8. Burgh Heath.
9. Carshalton.
10. Caterham.
11. Cheam.
12. Chertsey.
13. Chessington.
14. Chislehurst.
15. Clapham.
16. Claygate.
17. Cobham.
18. Coulsdon.
19. Crayford.
20. Crystal Palace / Upper Norwood.
21. Dartford.
22. East Bromley.
23. East Putney.
24. East Sheen.
25. Egham Hythe.
26. Elmers End.
27. Esher.
28. Ewell.
29. Gipsy Hill.
30. Hackbridge.
31. Ham.
32. Hampton.
33. Hanworth.
34. Hayes : Bromley.
35. Herne Hill.
36. Hersham.
37. Kingswood.
38. Locksbottom.
39. Lower Morden.
40. Molesey.
41. Morden.
42. New Malden.
43. Nine Elms.
44. North Cheam.
45. Oxshott.
46. Penge.
47. Petts Wood.
48. Raynes Park.
49. Sanderstead.
50. Selsdon.
51. South Orpington.
52. St Margarets.
53. Stoneleigh.
54. Surbiton.
55. Tadworth.
56. Thames Ditton.
57. Tooting Bec.
58. Vauxhall.
59. Wallington.
60. Walton-on-Thames.
61. Wandsworth.
62. Warlingham.
63. Welling.
64. Weybridge.
65. Whitton.
66. Wimbledon Chase.
67. Wimbledon Village.
68. Worcester Park.
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