Marks & Spencer confirms permanent closure of town centre store [Video]

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Marks & Spencer has made considerable changes to its store portfolio in recent years following a significant announcement in October 2022.

The retail giant wanted to restructure its business and focus more on its food-only stores, closing 67 “lower productivity” locations over five years.

Several branches, including Cheltenham, Peterborough, Neath, and Aberdeen, have permanently closed. Now, another will follow in Sussex.

M&S had outlined plans to shut its Crawley branch in March and has now set a date for the store to pull down the shutters one last time.

Having been a popular fixture in Queensway for decades, the closure has rocked the local community since it was first rumoured. Crawley Borough Council leader Michael Jones even described the store’s loss as “a real blow for the town centre”.

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