Stannifer Developments - Retail Development - Scotland, Milngavie

Date: 07 Feb 2001

Marks & Spencer, recently took official possession of the site in Milngavie where it is investing £2m in a neighbourhood food store set to open this spring.

The store will offer the company’s luxurious food lines as well as an extensive range of wines, beers & spirits, flowers, beauty products, cards and a small selection of underwear.

The new store design, the first of its type in the West of Scotland, is based on the company’s new ‘concept’ theme and a number of successful company-wide trials which have received a very positive response from shoppers.

Paul Sellen, regional manager for Marks & Spencer in Scotland, says the new store is exactly what the people of Milngavie have been waiting for.

“The local neighbourhood food store concept has proved extremely popular in many parts of the UK and our research tells us that it will be a soaring success in Milngavie as it will give people greater choice in a convenient location.

“The Milngavie team has enjoyed meeting various key groups in the area who have extended an extremely warm welcome. We are looking forward to being an important part of the community for many years to come.

“The store is now taking shape and we are well on course for the big opening in the spring.”

Gilbert McVean, chairman of Milngavie Traders Association, said traders have welcomed the new store and are confident it will bring shoppers back into the area.

He said: “The arrival of Marks & Spencer in Milngavie is sure to create a spin-off effect which could increase business for other traders in the town. This can only be good news for shoppers and the local business community.”

The store will open seven days a week and will trade late every week day. It will
offer access for the disabled, a public telephone with taxi freephone and a collect by car facility.

Gavin Munn, manager of Stannifer Developments, the developer behind the store, said: “We are delighted to be associated with one of the nation’s largest retailers. Marks & Spencer’s new store is a high-quality development which will enhance the appeal of the town centre.”

In Scotland, Marks & Spencer has 22 stores and two distribution centres and currently employs more than 5,000 people. Over the past five years, Marks & Spencer has invested in the region of £90m on new developments in Scotland.

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