M&S planning £2.5m food store in Coleraine

Marks & Spencer is proposing to expand in Coleraine with a brand new store at Riverside Retail Park in the outskirts of the Co Londonderry town.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 9th Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
The site of the proposed new M&S store at Coleraine’s Riverside Retail ParkThe site of the proposed new M&S store at Coleraine’s Riverside Retail Park
The site of the proposed new M&S store at Coleraine’s Riverside Retail Park

The plans involve a new 17,100 sq ft foodhall with over 5,000 food and drink products.

An investment of £2.5m will mean 70 jobs for the Coleraine economy. It’s believed the new Riverside store will be sited in two units previously occupied by Maplin and Starplan.

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Among the other major retailers in the area are supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Lidl as well as B&Q and B&M.

M&S currently operates a Simply Food store at the Diamond in the centre of Coleraine. Philip Conlon, Head of Region for M&S in Northern Ireland said: “We are always thinking about how we can deliver great service for our customers.

“We believe that Riverside Retail Park is the ideal location to open a new M&S Foodhall to serve not only the Coleraine area, but the entire North Coast.

“The new Foodhall will provide customers with a bigger and better shopping experience, as well as convenient and accessible car parking.”

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A spokesperson for Riverside Retail Park welcomed the development and sa

“This will be a significant investment in Coleraine of £2.5 million - creating 40 jobs during the construction phase and supporting a further 70 full time and part time jobs when the store is opened and operational.

“Given the economic uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and by Brexit we believe this investment represents a real vote of confidence in Coleraine.”

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