Bosses at British retailer M&S have said the Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds stores will stay open after confirming the closure of the Colchester store.
It is understood that all current staff at the Colchester high street store will be able to transfer to the new store or other M&S outlets. M&S is in the process of constructing a new store on the outskirts of Colchester to replace its town centre unit. It comes after M&S announced the closure of 32 of its stores – including its popular Colchester High Street store – to make way for 15 new stores which are planned to be built over the next three years.
In in annual results today, the retailer said, 'in many cases we believe the town centre locations have lost impetus as a result of failed local authority ...
This is despite a strong first six weeks of the new financial year which has seen further growth in both the Food and Clothing and Home units. Clothing and homeware sales grew 3.8 per cent in the last financial year, while the retailer's online sales increased by 55.6 per cent. Marks & Spencer shares fell this morning and were down 0.79 per cent or 1.05p to 131.20p in early morning trading. Isa rules & T&Cs apply. 'The shares remain down by 46 per cent over the last three years and have fallen by 16 per cent over the last year, which compares to a decline of 11.5 per cent for the wider FTSE 250. This will help enable a further 32 store closures.'
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Leading British retailer M&S has announced that it is to close 32 of its town centre stores, saying that they are no longer viable and that the move.
This will help enable a further 32 store closures.” M&S to close 32 town centre stores no longer viable Image M&S Corporate M&S to close 32 town centre stores no longer viable
The move comes as the retail giant says such urban locations have "lost impetus". M&S blames this on "failed local authority or government policy" as well as ...
This will help enable a further 32 store closures." - 1M&S to close 32 stores as part of move away from town centres - Besthorpe BP, Attleborough bypass, Besthorpe
Retailer to shut 32 more stores in next three years, and expects profits to flatline in year ahead.
Rowe said M&S was “moving with the customer” as 40% of the group’s clothing and home sales were now online. Stores in travel hubs, including stations and airports, were down 39%, largely as a result of pandemic restrictions and the shift towards working from home. That compares with 10 new stores opened over the past year. The latest closures come on top of 68 full-line stores closed by M&S recent years. Sales at its Ocado joint venture were down 4% year-on-year as shoppers returned to buying groceries in stores. However, the group plans to move into 15 new full-line stores and 40 food outlets over the next three years.
The retailer has already closed 68 legacy full-line stores and 19 smaller food stores and is expecting 32 more closures. "We are now developing a growing ...
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Growth was driven by its Food business which has gone from being amongst the weakest performing grocery retailers in the UK to one of the best as moves to ...
Katie Bickerstaffe, the head of clothing and home, will be co-CEO but will report to Machin. He will hand over the role to Stuart Machin, the current head of its food division. M&S announced today that it will shut a further 32 more stores as it shifts away from town centres, saying many have “lost impetus” as a result of failed local authority or government policy. M&S stated that trading had been encouraging since early April, although it expects the financial pressures on customers to deepen over the rest of the year. Marks & Spencer has posted much improved annual results as it recovered from the effects of the pandemic and its turnaround programme yielded results. The division’s sales grew 10.8% to £6.6bn, whilst operating profits climbed 30.1% to £277.8m.
Marks & Spencer says it will close 32 more stores, blaming Brexit, the war in Ukraine and local and national government policies for hitting profits. The retail ...
The retailer is yet to confirm which stores could be affected. Ocado said it has benefitted from a rise in customer numbers, which have grown 12% in the year, but it highlighted that “the rate of growth has slowed as consumers respond to short-term discounts and promotions”, spurred on by the cost-of-living crisis. The retailer will raise £200m by selling old stores, as it said sales in city centres were down 14%, and in high streets, sales were down 8% on pre-pandemic levels.
M&S will be closing a total of 32 stores as part of plans to move away from town centres, the retailer has announced.
In a recent statement, M&S said: “We recognise that in an omni-channel world, ease of shopping and fast access is critical to competitiveness, and in many cases we believe the town centre locations have lost impetus." Some of its stores will be relocated to the edge of towns over the next three years. These will be more "modern" and "well-located" sites, the retailer explained. The retail giant explained the decision to close some of its town centre stores is due to the “increasing cost pressures and consumer uncertainty” as well as online sales considerably increasing in the last two years. M&S will be closing a total of 32 stores as part of plans to move away from town centres, the retailer has announced. M&S will shut down 32 of its stores across the country in the next three years as urban locations have "lost impetus".
Bosses at British retailer M&S have said the Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds stores will stay open after confirming the closure of the Colchester store.
It is understood that all current staff at the Colchester high street store will be able to transfer to the new store or other M&S outlets. M&S is in the process of constructing a new store on the outskirts of Colchester to replace its town centre unit. It comes after M&S announced the closure of 32 of its stores – including its popular Colchester High Street store – to make way for 15 new stores which are planned to be built over the next three years.