M&S confirms crushing store closure news in fresh blow to the high street
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBritish high street giant M&S has shared crushing closure news with shoppers. After 100 years, M&S is closing one its oldest store in the UK.
The M&S on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow has occupied the site since 1935 but will close its doors permanently in April if the plans go ahead.
M&S blamed changing shopping habits with regional manager David Bates explaining: "We need to focus our investment on the right stores in the right places so we can provide the very best shopping experience for our Glasgow customers. READ MORE: New Highway Code rule will fine drivers and passengers £1,000 for opening their door wrong "This decision means we can invest in our twelve other Glasgow stores including nearby M&S Argyle Street – so we keep pace with the demands of our customers today and in the future." M&S says it will work to ensure as many staff as possible can be offered alternative roles but it is not known yet whether jobs will be lost from the move.
Glasgow has been home to M&S since 1918 when its first branch was opened on Argyle Street, says the Express. The Sauchiehall Street site has been an iconic part of the city's shopping landscape though with a distinctive Art Deco frontage and has been the longest serving continuous branch.
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