M&S to open flagship store at Clarks Village in £3.2m project

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Marks and Spencer is opening a larger flagship store at Clarks Village outlet in Somerset next summer as part of a £3.2 million redevelopment.

Marks and Spencer is relocating to a larger flagship store at Clarks Village outlet in Somerset as part of a £3.2 million redevelopment project. The new store will occupy the space currently used by Next, which is closing on 17 October to allow construction to begin. M&S will move into the larger of two new retail units created from the former Next store, with the company relocating from its existing smaller outlet next summer.

The redevelopment will also create a second retail unit at the shopping village. The scheme features a contemporary design with full-height glazed shopfronts, timber-clad features and a canopy, and will form a new focal point in the Pear Court area of Clarks Village.

Mike Jones, centre director at Clarks Village, said the project marked 'a major investment' in the outlet and praised bringing 'a vibrant purpose-built new home for anchor-brand M&S'. Next is expected to return to a new location at Clarks Village in spring 2027.

How it is being reported

• Somerset shopping centre unveils £3.2m transformation and new M&S storeClarks Village in Street, Somerset has revealed £3.2m plans to transform the former Next store into a larger home for M&S and a second retail unitSomerset County Gazette · 18 Oct, 12:00
• 'Major' Clarks Village announcement as M&S confirms new £3.2m flagship storeIt will take the place of another big brandSomersetLive · 16 Oct, 13:15

In this story: Clarks Village · Marks and Spencer · Next · Street · Somerset · Mike Jones

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