Marks & Spencer has partnered with Westquarter Developments for a major retail development in the heart of Largs to meet evolving customer requirements.
They are hoping to open a new food hall on the site of the existing Pearson Suzuki showroom and repairs business, and Stewarts Associates in 123-125 Main Street.
The town centre build would sweep aside a conglomeration of workshops and offices to free up a 0.35-hectare site for a 9,000sq/ft food store with an extended product range and plentiful car parking in an accessible location.
Fronting the street at its southern edge, the project seeks to augment rather than supplant existing retail provision in the seaside town with the new supermarket set back behind a new wall and expansive car park offering a minimum of 47 spaces.
The proposed site would replace the existing business run by Pearson Suzuki, who plan to consolidate operations with their Wemyss Bay site to retain all current jobs, while Stewart Associates is set to move to new premises in Bath Street, and will also retain its workforce.
The new M&S Foodhall marks a big investment in the local area and is designed with customers and local families at its heart.
Subject to planning consent, the store will have a distinctive fresh market feel, the addition of new and exciting in-store features and thousands of M&S’s products.
A separate service yard will be provided on-site with access provided via a new junction off Main Street.
David Bates, Regional Manager for M&S said:
“We believe that Largs is the ideal location to open a new M&S Foodhall and we’re excited at the prospect of making a new home here.
“We want to provide our local customers with a brilliant and inspiring shopping experience in a convenient and accessible location.”
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