US Edition'Overwhelming', 'Beautiful', 'Disappointing' - What Shoppers Say About New M&S
The £17 million store features four floors with food, fashion, home, and beauty departments plus a 140-seat coffee shop and fresh produce from 100 Somerset farms.
- Following a £17 million investment, Marks & Spencer opened its new Bath SouthGate flagship at 9am on February 4, 2026, welcoming its first customers.
- M&S confirmed it shut its historic Stall Street site on Tuesday, February 3, and said staff on the former Stall Street site will transfer to the new SouthGate branch offering expanded food, fashion, home and beauty.
- Queues formed from about 08.30am as at least 250 people waited, around 150 M&S staff posed for photos, and giant inflatable Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar mascots greeted shoppers with around 500 Percy Pig tote bags given away soon running out.
- Inside, the mood was electric and all four floors were soon filled with shoppers browsing various goods while the M&S Coffee Shop served breakfast and lunch on opening day.
- Positioned in Bath's retail core, the new flagship features new brands introduced at SouthGate and a market-style food hall with local produce, enhancing Bath city centre retail landscape.
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Bath Voice Business News: Marks and Spencer (M&S) opens their new store in Southgate - Bath Voice.
From Marks and Spencer press office: M&S has opened the doors this morning to its brand-new 83,000 sq ft flagship store in the city, located at Southgate Bath. Across four floors, the new store – relocated from M&S’ previous Stall Street location – delivers the very best of M&S Food, Fashion, Home & Beauty for customers. On the ground floor, customers will find a 14,000 sq ft fresh market-style foodhall, including a Flower Shop triple the size o…
M&S opens flagship store in Bath city centre
Marks and Spencer has officially opened an 83,000 sq ft flagship store at SouthGate Bath, relocating from its former premises on Stall Street. The new site spans four floors and includes dedicated sections for food, fashion, home, and beauty. The ground floor features a 14,000 sq ft market-style foodhall and an expanded flower shop. It also houses a bakery and coffee counter for takeaway service. Three floors are dedicated to clothing, including…
M&S launches new flagship in Bath
M&S has opened a new flagship store in SouthGate, Bath. The 83,000 sq ft store, which comprises four floors, has been relocated from the retailer’s previous Stall Street location. On the ground floor, the store features a 14,000 sq ft fresh market-style foodhall, including a flower shop, a line up of fresh market specials from M&S Select Farms and its latest product launches. There is also a new bakery and coffee counter offers takeaway barista-…
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