M&S opened the doors to a brand new 18,600 sq ft food store in Farnham yesterday with a fresh market-style foodhall.

This is part of the three new larger-format food stores which opened within the past fortnight.

The store is located at Unit A, Farnham Retail Park, and will operate between 8am and 9pm from Monday to Saturday and between 10.30am and 4.30pm Sundays.

The new store will offer the full range of M&S products, household essentials and an in-store bakery and coffee counter.

M&S’ store also has fresh market specials from the retailer’s partners and hot chicken and mai sushi counters as well as dedicated flower and wine shops.

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Joe Bentley, store manager at M&S Farnham, said: “We are so excited to bring the best of M&S Food to Farnham. The response from customers is brilliant so far and a massive thanks to everyone who came along at 8am to celebrate the opening moment.

“Our new store has something for everyone, whether doing your weekly shop or popping in for lunch, with our full product range to choose from and all delivering M&S trusted value and unbeatable quality.”

The retailer also added its recently launched transformed cereal range, which has healthier and improved granolas, mueslis and porridge pots which were made using whole foods.

This is one of the twelve Homebase stores the supermarket is developing across the UK within its expansion plan.