Marks & Spencer’s to close In Sunderland

[Brett]

M&S store in Sunderland set to close amid 'changing shopping habits'

The high street giant is hoping to redeploy affected staff once a new store opens seven miles away in Washington

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Awful news

 

[Mowbray Boss Gilet]

The new one in Washington should be canny at least. Personally i go to the Galleries one anyway but can appreciate it will be a blow to people in Sunderland.

 

[PatsyMackem]

Boo hoo

 

[Brett]

The new one in Washington should be canny at least. Personally i go to the Galleries one anyway but can appreciate it will be a blow to people in Sunderland.

Well I live in the city centre and used it for food ever since tescos closed

 

[Redhouser]

Terrible that.

 

[Rob the Ref]

Disappointing that

 

[ned_werby]

Fuck

 

[Mackem00]

Nightmare. We used the food but fairly regularly and it was always busy.

 

[lucky]

Poundland imminent

 

[10 Gary Rowells]

M&S store in Sunderland set to close amid 'changing shopping habits'

The high street giant is hoping to redeploy affected staff once a new store opens seven miles away in Washington

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Awful news

That is a disaster as its quite iconic. However, that's the way things are going. At some point Fenwick and John Lewis will shut in Newcastle.

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

Fuck, used it quite regularly but just for food, be a big miss but not really surprised.

 

[Zimba]

Not surprised at all, but surprised they're not opening a food hall out of town somewhere. It's a fair distance from some parts of Sunderland to Washington. I know they wanted one on their list of locations they're looking for.

 

[Teed]

Not much left of the town now. sad state of affairs.

 

[DrNo!]

Boycoutt the Galleries.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

That was always going to happen when the washy one opens.

Shame as it's always busy like

 

[Mowbray Boss Gilet]

Well I live in the city centre and used it for food ever since tescos closed

Have you tried Ocado deliveries? they do M&S food and get good introductory discount offers.

 

[Houghtoner]

A lot of good development going on in Sunderland but this is bad news. Feels like more people inclined to go to the Galleries because it’s free parking and easier to get in and out.

 

[Brett]

Have you tried Ocado deliveries? they do M&S food and get good introductory discount offers.

I can do online delivery’s but I quite like actually going in person but online may be all I can do

I’ve not had a car in years due to where 8 lived but if thins carry on I may need one

 

[The Great Soprendo]

I think they would do well even just to take a small unit on Keel Square (or in the Bridges) for M&S Food - would surely be a money spinner still as that part of the shop must be doing well still. The rest of it was obviously failing for years.

 

[Zimba]

I think they would do well even just to take a small unit on Keel Square (or in the Bridges) for M&S Food - would surely be a money spinner still as that part of the shop must be doing well still. The rest of it was obviously failing for years.

Out of town would be better imo, M&S is done as a high street retailer. Other than Newcastle and Morpeth, they're all out of town now in the North East and Morpeth will likely survive as it's Morpeth and attempt to build anything out of town there and the NIMBY's are out.

North of the city would be better and then you'd cover places like Whitburn and Cleadon aswell who'll likely use it. Not sure where though mind, not many free spots atm.