Marks & Spencer Hull store plans move step closer

CITY HAS BEEN WITHOUT A FULL M&S STORE FOR SIX YEARS SINCE THE WHITEFRIARGATE CLOSURE

- By COREENA FORD

THE return of a full Marks & Spencer store to Hull has moved a step closer after planning permission was granted for one part of the major retailer's plans.

M&S is vying to launch a large store packed with its complete offering of food, fashions, homeware and beauty - the first time Hull shoppers will have 'high street' access to the retailer's goods in more than six years.

Shoppers were left devastated when the city’s Whitefriargate shop closed in 2019 after almost 80 years of trading, with 93 employees affected, as part of the firm's UK-wide programme to “reshape” its store estate”.