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27 August 2024

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27 August 2024

Marks & Spencer explores new clothing-only store format

The store will offer a curated selection of women's and menswear.

Jangoulun Singsit August 26 2024

British multinational retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is set to open a new clothing-only store this autumn, aiming to attract a younger demographic.  

The boutique-style shop will be located at London's Battersea Power Station, a recently revitalised shopping destination, reported The Telegraph

This initiative marks a strategic shift for M&S, seeking to capitalise on the recent surge in fashion sales. 

The store will offer a curated selection of women's and menswear, as well as beauty products, and is part of a plan to establish more clothing-only locations across the country if the concept proves successful.  

M&S chief executive Stuart Machin highlighted the new store as a venue to "showcase the best of M&S clothing and beauty at outstanding value." 

The upcoming Marks & Spencer stores, which will adopt a new, smaller format, are set to open this autumn.  

These boutique-style shops will differ from the traditional M&S stores by being more compact and providing personalised styling advice.  

The new store format will be named Marks & Spencer

The decision to launch these stores follows a significant increase in the retailer's clothing business sales, particularly among younger customers who have shown a keen interest in M&S's lingerie and key wardrobe pieces like cashmere jumpers. 

Since 1987, M&S has operated food-only stores, known for products like the viral Colin the Caterpillar cake and Percy Pigs sweets.  

However, the company has also managed clothing-only stores in locations where building regulations have restricted food sales.  

Last month, M&S reopened its Liverpool Street station mezzanine store in central London. 

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