M&S lays out plans for 60,000 sq ft store in Ipswich
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to develop a 60,000 sq ft store at Copdock Interchange in Ipswich, Suffolk.
The new store – which is yet to be granted planning approval by Ipswich Borough Council – would offer customers products from M&S’s clothing, food, and beauty ranges, alongside an 80-seat café.
If approved, the store will join the retailer’s existing locations in Ipswich at Westgate Street, Martlesham Heath Retail Park, and its convenience store at Ipswich Hospital.
M&S said the store could generate over 90 new jobs in the area, with the store expected to open in summer 2027.
The new store would be the latest in a series of investments from M&S across the east of England, with the retailer putting more than £60m into new and renewed stores across the region over the past three years.
Will Smith, property director at M&S, said: “At the Copdock site, we have a unique opportunity to create a brand defining M&S store in Ipswich alongside our existing Westgate Street presence and grow our footprint across East Anglia. The show stopping store, offering food, clothing and beauty, would be one of the most modern in the UK and create over 90 new jobs. From a fresh market-style foodhall brimming with seasonal produce to stylish clothing that always delivers trusted value, we would be able to offer the very best of M&S to customers. We are confident that an M&S at Copdock Interchange would be a brilliant shopping destination and a fantastic investment in Ipswich and the local community.”
The investment has been enabled by Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council, as respective owners of the freehold and long leasehold of the site.