Marks & Spencer has revealed the next 17 stores it has earmarked for closure, as part of its ongoing strategy to close more than 100 stores.
The 17 stores are located in: Ashford, Barrow, Bedford, Boston, Buxton, Cwmbran, Deal, Felixstowe, Huddersfield, Hull, Junction One Antrim Outlet, Luton Arndale, Newark, Northwich, Rotherham, Sutton Coldfield and Weston Super Mare
The 30 stores that have closed to date are in:Andover, Basildon, Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bridlington, Clacton, Covent Garden, Crewe (relocation), Darlington, Dover, Durham, Falkirk, Fareham, Fforestfach, Greenock (relocation), Keighley, Kettering, New Mersey Speke Shopping Park, Newmarket, Newry (relocation), Northampton, Portsmouth, Putney, Redditch, Slough, Stockport, Stockton, Walsall, Warrington and Wokingham
The eight store closures previously announced are in: East Kilbride, Edgware Broadwalk, Falmouth, Holloway Road, Kirkcaldy, Llandudno (relocation), St Helens (relocation) and Wigan (Foodhall opening at Robin Retail Park)
The 17 closures will affect 1,045 jobs. M&S said that 1,891 colleagues have so far been impacted by the retailer’s store closure programme, with 1,591 (more than 80%) redeployed to other roles within the business.
M&S’s UK store estate restructuring, which was first announced in November 2016, was accelerated in May after “better than expected levels of sales transfer from closures and [setting] a target to have one-third of sales online by 2022”.
Sacha Berendji, retail, operations and property director at M&S, said: “We’re continuing to transform M&S with pace and as part of this we are making good progress with our plans to close over 100 stores – radically reshaping our store estate to become more relevant for our customers.
“Proposing to close stores is never easy, for our colleagues, customers or the local community, but it is vital for the future of M&S. Where we have closed stores, we are continuing to see an encouraging number of customers choosing other nearby locations and shopping on M&S.com.”
Marks & Spencer has revealed the next 17 stores it has earmarked for closure, as part of its ongoing strategy to close more than 100 stores.
The 17 stores are located in: Ashford, Barrow, Bedford, Boston, Buxton, Cwmbran, Deal, Felixstowe, Huddersfield, Hull, Junction One Antrim Outlet, Luton Arndale, Newark, Northwich, Rotherham, Sutton Coldfield and Weston Super Mare
The 30 stores that have closed to date are in: Andover, Basildon, Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bridlington, Clacton, Covent Garden, Crewe (relocation), Darlington, Dover, Durham, Falkirk, Fareham, Fforestfach, Greenock (relocation), Keighley, Kettering, New Mersey Speke Shopping Park, Newmarket, Newry (relocation), Northampton, Portsmouth, Putney, Redditch, Slough, Stockport, Stockton, Walsall, Warrington and Wokingham
The eight store closures previously announced are in: East Kilbride, Edgware Broadwalk, Falmouth, Holloway Road, Kirkcaldy, Llandudno (relocation), St Helens (relocation) and Wigan (Foodhall opening at Robin Retail Park)
The 17 closures will affect 1,045 jobs. M&S said that 1,891 colleagues have so far been impacted by the retailer’s store closure programme, with 1,591 (more than 80%) redeployed to other roles within the business.
M&S’s UK store estate restructuring, which was first announced in November 2016, was accelerated in May after “better than expected levels of sales transfer from closures and [setting] a target to have one-third of sales online by 2022”.
Sacha Berendji, retail, operations and property director at M&S, said: “We’re continuing to transform M&S with pace and as part of this we are making good progress with our plans to close over 100 stores – radically reshaping our store estate to become more relevant for our customers.
“Proposing to close stores is never easy, for our colleagues, customers or the local community, but it is vital for the future of M&S. Where we have closed stores, we are continuing to see an encouraging number of customers choosing other nearby locations and shopping on M&S.com.”
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