Marks & Spencer is to open a Foodhall store at a soon-to-be-built retail park in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
Central Bedfordshire Council has approved an application to allow the sale of convenience food at the Grovebury Road Retail Park.
Councillor Nigel Young, Executive Member for Regeneration and Business at Central Bedfordshire Council, said, “This is great news for the residents of Leighton-Linslade. M&S is one of the UK’s most popular, ethical and well-respected stores.
“Having an M&S Foodhall come to Leighton-Linslade means that their loyal shoppers no longer have to travel out of the area. An M&S in Leighton Buzzard helps drive competition and creates a new premium offer for the town. “The council is continuing to work on plans for Land South of High Street and Leighton-Linslade as a whole.”
The M&S Foodhall format is a specialist chain of small and medium sized foodstores selling predominantly a range of M&S own-branded convenience products. The M&S Foodhall at Grovebury Road Retail Park will be able to offer the ‘click and collect’ service for customers to purchase a wider items of M&S items than is offered in the store itself.