Marks and Spencer to axe popular range in major retail shakeup

Marks and Spencer will axe its large furniture range in a major shake up over the next few months.

The high street retailer and supermarket chain will stop selling the majority of their own brand furniture with items set to be pulled from sale including the chain's bulkier pieces such as beds, sofas, and wardrobes, according to reports from The Sun.

The much-loved retailer will stop selling larger furniture items in the autumn, however an exact date is yet to be confirmed.

After this, M&S will work with third-party brands to sell products on its website although it has not been confirmed which brands they will be selling.

The retailer, who has a number of stores across Scotland including their Food Halls, already stock garden furniture from Kettler and Royalcrafty. But these items are only available online with it being understood that M&S will not be selling furniture from other brands within its stores, says the Mirror.

They will continue to sell smaller furniture items such as accent chairs, side tables and coffee tables with M&S saying the change will help them focus on growing its "core" range.

M&S introduced their first furniture range and Home Furnishings catalogue back in 1986. Currently, M&S' home range includes bed, bath, cook and dine, home accessories and home fragrance ranges.

On top of this, they will also be axing its "made to order" range which allows customers to choose the fabric and the size of furniture item to create their own bespoke piece. The retailer will stop taking orders for this service in three months time on July 31. All furniture will continue to be sold with M&S' 10-year guarantee until then.

An M&S spokesperson told The Sun: "While we have a fantastic range of home products, we want to bring even more newness and great value, stylish product to our customers’ homes. To do this, we will range fewer large, own-brand furniture products and expand our range of key pieces like accent chairs, side, and coffee tables; working with third party brands to complete our offer."

The Mirror has approached M&S for comment.

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