East London is getting a massive new M&S this week
Marks and Sparks' new Food Hall will open on Leytonstone High Road this Thursday, July 17 at 9am. The store, which is spread over 12,000 feet and takes over the site of an old Matalan, will boast a bakery, coffee station and flower and wine shops – as well as, of course, M&S' usual food offerings.
A total of 55 new jobs have been created for the store, including 14 from M&S's Marks and Starts youth training scheme. The scheme is run with The King's Trust and helps 16 to 30 year-olds gain retail experience.
Commenting on the new opening, Councillor Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Housing at Waltham Forest Council, said: 'Supporting our young residents into employment is a priority for us at the council, and I am delighted that Waltham Forest residents have secured new jobs through the Marks and Start programme. Our employment teams have worked closely with M&S in the past, so it's great that we have been able to work together again to help even more young people gain employability skills.
'This has been made possible by our regenerative work in the borough, looking at new opportunities for our town centres, attracting reputable retailers like M&S to expand locally.'
Marks and Spencer Food Hall, 829-837 High Road, E11 1HH.
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