M&S opens largest standalone food store in Godalming
M&S has opened its largest ever standalone food store at The Wharf Retail Park in Godalming, Surrey.
The 22,000 sq ft store, located within a former Homebase, offers the retailer’s full range of food.
Features include wider fresh produce areas, multi-temperature zones in herbs, organic and fruit, a larger in-store bakery, an enhanced cheese barge, a dedicated chicken shop, a sushi section, a rotisserie chicken counter, a new kitchen shop, and an upgraded beers, wines and spirits shop-in-shop.
The opening forms part of M&S’s wider investment into new and renewed stores as it looks to modernise its estate, create larger foodhalls, and make the retailer more relevant for families doing more of their weekly shop.
Alex Freudmann, managing director of M&S Food, said: “We’re doubling our food business with investment where family customers are asking for it most: bigger, better stores and more trusted value on the products families buy every week.
“Godalming is our biggest ever standalone food store and an example of the kind of modern, full-range foodhall we’re investing in as we double the size of the business. It brings together the full M&S Food range, more space for the weekly shop and the latest store design so customers can get everything they need in one trip, without compromising on the M&S quality they expect.”