M&S UK: new Marks and Spencer Food stores could be opening soon in these 24 Yorkshire locations near you
Yorkshire shoppers could soon see bigger, modern stores with more choice, wider aisles, and easier parking 🍏
- M&S has revealed 500 potential UK locations for new or modernised Food stores
- Over 20 stores will open or be renewed this financial year, creating around 800 jobs
- Yorkshire towns on the list include Bingley, Ilkley, Scarborough, Doncaster, and more
- New stores will feature larger formats, wider aisles, extended ranges, and bigger car parks
- Over half of M&S stores are expected to adopt the modernised format by April 2028
If you live in Yorkshire, you might soon see more M&S Food stores popping up in your town.
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a new list of 500 locations across the UK where it is considering opening or modernising stores, and several spots in Yorkshire are among them.
The move is part of M&S’s plan to double the size of its Food business over the coming years.
The retailer has been steadily ramping up its Food expansion, and it says that the results have been impressive. Stores opened in the last three years have outperformed expectations, drawing more customers and growing market share in their regions.
Encouraged by this success, the company is accelerating its plans, with more than 20 new or renewed stores scheduled before the end of the financial year, creating around 800 new jobs.
M&S is targeting locations with the “right space in the right places,” focusing on stores large enough to carry an extended range of products, wider aisles for bigger shopping trolleys, and bigger car parks to accommodate family shoppers. These are the hallmarks of M&S’s new store format, which has already proven popular in existing locations.
Over half of M&S’s stores, including convenience outlets, are expected to adopt this new, modernised store format - which has proven popular in existing locations - by April 2028.
Where could new M&S Food stores be in Yorkshire?
For Yorkshire shoppers, the expansion means better access to M&S Food in areas where the retailer currently has no presence.
It means more opportunities to pick up everything from fresh produce and ready meals to seasonal treats, all in stores designed with modern convenience in mind.
Customers could soon see new or upgraded stores in towns and neighbourhoods including:
- Bingley
- Birstall
- Brighouse
- Cortonwood, Barnsley
- Driffield
- Ecclesall Road, Sheffield
- Guisborough
- Holmfirth
- Ilkley
- Knaresborough
- Mosborough, Sheffield
- Northallerton
- Norton College, Sheffield
- Pontefract
- Richmond
- Scarborough
- South Doncaster
- The Springs, Leeds
- Thirsk
- Wakefield Road, Huddersfield
- West Huddersfield
- Wetherby
- Wickersley
- Yarm
Alex Freudmann, Managing Director of M&S Food, said: “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 20 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.”
Whether you live in a city or a smaller town, an M&S Food store could be coming to your neighbourhood in the near future.