Marks and Spencer is opening a new East London store in 2025 with 50 jobs

Marks and Spencer has announced plans to open a brand new 12,000 square foot store in Leytonstone next summer. Inside the fresh market-style food hall on High Road, bread and pastries will be baked fresh daily at the in-store bakery, with barista-made coffee available to takeaway and customers will be able to browse dedicated flower and wine sections and take home a range of fresh and seasonal fruit and vegetables.

Shoppers can also easily pick up online orders via the store’s click and collect point. The opening is estimated to create more 50 new local jobs and is part of a £30million investment by the retailer in its Greater London stores this year.

M&S told MyLondon that the wages at the new store haven’t yet been set as the opening is so far away. However, its website says that Customer Assistants working in the capital are on £13.15 per hour, a 9.1 per cent increase on last year.

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Nick Pucci, Regional Manager at M&S, said: “It’s fantastic to be bringing the very best of M&S Food to Leytonstone next Summer. We’re known for that touch of M&S magic and I’m pleased to say there will be plenty of innovative new products on offer, alongside fantastic quality and value that we never compromise on.”

Nearby M&S stores to Leytonstone include M&S Food in South Woodford and convenience stores in Whipps Cross Hospital and on Wanstead High Street. Cllr Naheed Asghar, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy at London Borough of Waltham Forest Council, said: “It’s great news for local people that M&S Foods will open soon in Leytonstone Town Centre.”

M&S Food Leytonstone will be at 829-837 High Rd Leytonstone, Bushwood, London E11 1HH.

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