{"id":87365,"date":"2023-11-04T12:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87365"},"modified":"2023-11-04T12:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:15:07","slug":"exact-dates-ms-will-open-nine-new-shops-this-month-in-biggest-store-opening-plan-yet-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/lifestyle\/exact-dates-ms-will-open-nine-new-shops-this-month-in-biggest-store-opening-plan-yet-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Exact dates M&amp;S will open NINE new shops this month \u2013 in biggest store opening plan yet | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARKS and Spencer is set to open nine new shops this month and some are throwing their doors open for the first time within days.<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s part of the posh retailer&#x27;s\u00a0plan to dozens of new full-range stores\u00a0and food halls this financial year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marks-spencer-retail-outlet-fenchurch-840952372.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Cities like\u00a0Leeds\u00a0and\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0have already become home to new M&amp;S stores this year.<\/p>\n<p>But the nine openings in November include six new stores plus three store renewals totalling \u00a380 million investment in bricks and mortar retail.<\/p>\n<p>The new stores are located throughout the UK and will support over 2,200 local jobs as well as delivering significant environmental benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off with a major new 65,000 square foot store in Birmingham\u2019s Bullring, M&amp;S will open at least one store every seven days throughout the month.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more in money<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2009-pharmacist-stocking-shelves-chemist-4826341.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2009-pharmacist-stocking-shelves-chemist-4826341.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2009-pharmacist-stocking-shelves-chemist-4826341.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BYE BYE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Residents start petition as major pharmacy is set to close ANOTHER location<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1831-business-developed-two-sons-823282858-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1831-business-developed-two-sons-823282858-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1831-business-developed-two-sons-823282858-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SECRET SANTA <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Cadbury is bringing back its Secret Santa Postal Service \u2013 get free chocolate<\/h3>\n<p>The three new full-line stores opening this month are located in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birmingham &#8211; November 7<\/li>\n<li>Lakeside &#8211; November 15<\/li>\n<li>Trafford Centre &#8211; November 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three new Foodhalls opening this month are located in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uckfield &#8211; November 8<\/li>\n<li>Earlsfield &#8211; November 16<\/li>\n<li>Barnsley &#8211; November 28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nui1983jpg-JS847310051.jpg\"><\/picture><span>OFF THE SHELF <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Discos crisps discontinue flavour as fans say they were &#8216;best snack EVER&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TOB-P44-CLEANING-HACKS_COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HOME HACKS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Cheap ways to dry your clothes without creating mould &#038; why \u00a36 gadget is key<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/man-dressed-santa-claus-standing-786447582.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MERRY XMAS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Discount supermarket to close all 1,000 shops on Boxing Day<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkinson-hardware-stores-ltd-wilko-855318377.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WILKOME BACK! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Exact dates new Wilko stores will reopen under new owner The Range<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The three refurbished stores reopening this month are located in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camberley &#8211; November 20<\/li>\n<li>Handforth &#8211; November 23<\/li>\n<li>Newcastle Foodhall &#8211; November 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The openings are part of M&amp;S\u2019 aim to become the UK\u2019s leading omnichannel retailer, with its store rotation programme at the centre of this ambition.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer is aiming to rotate from a base of 247 stores to 180 higher quality, higher productivity full-line stores that sell its Clothing, Home and Food ranges, while also opening over 100 bigger, better food sites, by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Sacha Berendji, operations director at M&amp;S said:\u00a0&quot;Stores are key to our business, and we see them as part of our competitive advantage. Increasing numbers of customers are heading back into stores to experience the best of M&amp;S all under one roof, supported by outstanding service from our colleagues, and we expect this to continue as we head into Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;To deliver our biggest ever store opening month which supports thousands of jobs is an outstanding effort from the team and shows just how serious we are about accelerating our rotation plans so we are in the right locations for our customers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>M&amp;S will open new or refurbished stores in five more locations in the coming months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrexham \u2013\u00a0December 1<\/li>\n<li>Manchester Trafford Centre &#8211; winter 2023<\/li>\n<li>Largs &#8211; expected Spring 2024<\/li>\n<li>Dundee &#8211; expected Spring 2024<\/li>\n<li>Linlithgow \u2013 opens January 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier this year, M&amp;S revealed that it will permanently shut ten of its\u00a0stores\u00a0and relocate more shops this year.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of M&amp;S closures that have taken place so far this year can be seen below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East Kilbride &#8211; closed in February<\/li>\n<li>Fenchurch Street, London &#8211; March<\/li>\n<li>Meadowbank Retail Park in\u00a0Edinburgh\u00a0&#8211; April<\/li>\n<li>Castleford &#8211; April<\/li>\n<li>Bolton &#8211; April<\/li>\n<li>Cardiff &#8211; April<\/li>\n<li>Manchester &#8211; August<\/li>\n<li>Swindon &#8211; October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>M&amp;S plans to operate\u00a0180 full-line and 400 food halls\u00a0in the <span>next<\/span> five years.<\/p>\n<p>The new openings will bring investment in new stores to \u00a3480million, M&amp;S said in May.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It will also be investing in its digital offering, with the rollout of click-and-collect to 130 stores across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, M&amp;S isn&#x27;t the only retailer looking to expand.<\/p>\n<p>Primark recently opened a new shop in Salisbury\u00a0in September and completed a refurbishment on its store in Edinburgh&#x27;s Princes Street.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ry-comp.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ry-comp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ry-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>al-ryt then <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rylan Clark can&#x27;t resist a dig at Big Brother as he reunites with Emma Willis<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/939ff62b-bd35-4199-954b-735bb5bb7b91.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/939ff62b-bd35-4199-954b-735bb5bb7b91.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/939ff62b-bd35-4199-954b-735bb5bb7b91.jpg\"><\/picture><span>All white <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#x27;ve discovered my favourite \u00a32 laundry product helps get rid of mould for good<\/h3>\n<p>Plus, bargain retailer\u00a0Poundland has opened dozens of new sites.<\/p>\n<p>M&amp;S&#x27;\u00a0first Christmas advert has\u00a0also arrived\u00a0and it\u00a0features\u00a0well-known TV and movie stars.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/24630167\/exact-dates-marks-and-spencer-opening-new-shops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARKS and Spencer is set to open nine new shops this month and some are throwing their doors open for the first time within days. 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