In FY12 M&S began work on delivering a more inspiring shopping experience to its customers, through the roll out of a new store format. Over two-thirds of the Group’s UK stores had been transformed by the end of FY13. At the same time, the Group continues to extend its UK store portfolio.
As of May 2013 M&S had 766 stores across the UK in high streets and retail parks as well as stations, airports and other locations ranging from large out-of-town and flagship stores of over 100,000 sq ft, to Simply Food stores of around 7,000 sq ft. The Group’s largest store is located at Marble Arch on London's Oxford Street and has around 170,000 sq ft of selling space. The breakdown by format as of May 2013 is as follows: