Marks and Spencer (M&S) has revealed it is to open a fleet of new foodhalls across London as part of a £90m investment.

The high street retailer has announced it will launch six new food halls in Clapham, Covent Garden, Fulham Broadway, Putney, New Malden and Leytonstone, while a further eleven stores are being renewed across London, including a full refresh of the Pantheon on Oxford Street.

The proposed plans include seven existing foodhalls in Brooklands, Islington, Brent Cross, Whetstone, Wimbledon, Chiswick, Clapham South.

The new foodhalls and extensions are set to add over 70,000 sqft to the retailer’s London stores, with the locations to include features such as a new revamped produce section with a wider selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, doubling the size of the ambient and frozen sections and a larger bakery.

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M&S said the investment, which is due to add an additional 450 local jobs, is the latest step in its store renewal and rotation programme.

The investment also builds upon M&S last week pledging an extra £50m to expand its store estate across the Northwest of England.

“London has always been a special place for M&S, growing from penny bazaars in the early 20th century into fresh Foodhalls like the one in Brixton we reopened last year,” said M&S operations director Sacha Berendji.

“We serve thousands of customers in the capital across our full line offering in larger stores on Oxford Street, which are soon to be redeveloped, to food on the move in train stations and we are always looking at what we can do next.

“Our pipeline of stores demonstrates our continued investment in London, and we will continue to bring the very best of M&S to customers from Brixton to Barnet for years to come.”