Marks & Spencer is to move its current store at Lakeside to new improved unit at the SGS owned shopping centre.

Due to launch in the spring of 2023, the new store will have 98,000 square feet of net selling space and will offer customers M&S products across its new Foodhall and clothing and home departments.

The retailer said the relocation will increase its visibility both in the centre and from the surrounding road network. Work will include the creation of a new, enlarged portal entrance from an upgraded car park to give customers direct and improved access to the M&S Foodhall as part of a £20 million investment by Lakeside.

Spanning 1.6 million square feet, the Essex shopping centre is home to over 250 shops including the likes of Zara and H&M.