M&S will be opening a brand new national food distribution centre in Milton Keynes next month creating 360 jobs.
The 365,000sq warehouse will “drive improvements for stores and customers” and accelerate “the modernisation of its end to end supply chain”.
It will supply food products to stores across the South of England aims to increase product capacity by up to 60%, according to Retail Gazette.
“Our new distribution centre is great news for Milton Keynes and a major step forward for M&S, unlocking the value of our food supply chain and supporting our future growth plans,” said Marks and Spencer Food MD Stuart Machin
“Many of our customers’ shopping habits have changed over recent months and our new distribution centre will enable us to respond faster and more flexibly to customer demand, providing greater product availability and significantly improving the service we provide our customers.”