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Business News Wales
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business News Wales
M&S Champions Welsh Farmers and Food at the Royal Welsh Show
Marks & Spencer will return to the Royal Welsh Show this year, unveiling a refreshed exhibition stand and a programme designed to showcase food production across Wales. M&S will sponsor several key livestock classes, including Aberdeen Angus and the Supreme Pig Championship. The M&S stand—revamped for 2025 with a brand-new look and feel—will once again host a wide range of interactive activities. Young visitors will be encouraged to explore the stand and complete a series of hands-on games themed around M&S's supply chains and Select Farm produce. After completing every stop and collecting all the required stamps in their M&S Royal Welsh Passport, children will be rewarded with a special Colin the Caterpillar backpack—a new addition for 2025 following the hugely popular Percy Pig version last year. The M&S Demo Kitchen will also return, with chef Adam Palmer taking centre stage to cook up a range of regional and seasonal dishes using M&S's Welsh ingredients. Each day, Adam will be joined by special guests from M&S's family of local suppliers, who will share the stories behind their produce and hand out samples. The Farmers' Lounge will once again play host to the annual M&S Select Farm Awards, recognising outstanding achievements in agricultural excellence, innovation, and sustainability. Steve McLean, Head of Agriculture & Fisheries at M&S, said: 'The Royal Welsh Show is a brilliant opportunity for M&S to celebrate the people, produce, and passion for quality food that make Wales unique. Each year, we work closely with more than 2,500 Welsh farms and suppliers, and this event allows us to showcase the outstanding lamb, beef, and fresh produce that are at the heart of so many M&S products. 'We're looking forward to welcoming visitors to our stand, where they can meet some of our Welsh suppliers, try their fantastic products, and see how we're supporting local farming, sustainability, and innovation across Wales.'
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
M&S in Orpington to close for several months for ‘huge transformation'
An Orpington M&S is set to close for several months as it undergoes a huge transformation. The M&S store in Nugent Park will close at 7pm today (May 24). The store will close for several months and is set to be finished later this summer. Once completed, the transformed store will feature a much bigger fresh market-style foodhall, offering more seasonal produce from M&S' Select Farm partners. Customers will be able to enjoy a 'show-stopping' bakery and coffee counter serving a selection of breads and pastries, alongside takeaway hot drinks. Other features will include an expanded frozen section, four times bigger than the current offer, as well as dedicated Flower and Wine shops. Meanwhile, a new spacious Fashion and Beauty layout will deliver two floors of stylish choices, across Womenswear, Menswear, Kidswear and a Beauty section, offering M&S' popular Apothecary range. The transformation is part of the retailer's £90m investment in stores across central and Greater London, estimated to create 450 new jobs. In Orpington, an estimated 80 new colleagues are set to join the team. M&S Orpington first opened back in 2007 and its store team are being temporarily deployed to nearby stores until the transformation is complete. While work is underway, customers can still go to nearby Bromley, Sidcup, and Bluewater Shopping Centre stores. The Orpington store is led by Edward Lipscombe, who has worked at M&S for a decade. He said: 'We are so excited to have a bigger and better M&S for our loyal customers in Orpington. 'We will have the very best of M&S Food, more innovative products and more choice across fashion and beauty, which we know our customers love and want more of. 'The shopping experience will also be much better, with more space making it much easier to shop. 'I can promise the store will be worth the wait when we open the doors again later this summer. 'In the meantime, my team and I will be helping out in nearby stores and look forward to seeing our regular customers there too.'
