Marks and Spencer confirms opening date for huge Stockport food hall

Marks and Spencer has confirmed an opening date for a huge new food hall in Stockport next month.

The new food hall will boast a ‘fresh market-style design’ covering the 16,000 sq ft unit and is expected to open to customers on Wednesday, June 14th.

The new opening will create around 70 jobs as the move follows the closure of the M&S store in Merseyway shopping centre in 2021.

The brand new store will open at Stockport Retail Park later this month with a new-look food hall designed to deliver Stockport customers a ‘bigger, better and fresher experience than ever before’.

Anna Priest, Store Manager at M&S Stockport, commented: “We’re so excited to open our brand-new store on June 14th.

“My amazing M&S Stockport team has been working really hard behind the scenes to get the store ready and we can’t wait for our local customers to experience it for themselves.

“The new food hall is much larger than our former store and packed with so many exciting new features and great quality M&S food products, so whether you’re looking for a big family food shop, or dropping by for some daily essentials – we’ve got you covered.”

The launch of the new store is part of a £34m investment by the retailer in new and existing stores in the north west.

A new full-line store is also set to be created at the former Debenhams site at the Trafford Centre, and another full-line store being created in Liverpool.

Also included in this investment is a new food hall in Macclesfield, opening November 30th, and the store in Bury’s the Rock has also been enhanced.

Earlier this year when the new M&S food hall was announced, Sacha Berendji, Retail Operations Director, said: “Whilst other retailers go online, or sadly disappear, we are committed to having great shops.

“This means having the right store, in the right place, with the right space to serve our customers the way they want to shop today.

“We’re really pleased to confirm our plans to invest in Stockport by opening a new M&S food hall that will create around 70 new jobs for the local economy and will offer local customers a brilliant place to shop our wide range of M&S Food products.”