UK's M&S invests $457 million in robotic warehouse to boost food business


FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the Marble Arch branch of British retailer Marks & Spencer Plc in central London, Britain, May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer will invest 340 million pounds ($457 million) in an automated distribution centre in central England, building capacity to support its ambition to double the size of its food business, it said on Thursday.

M&S, which is recovering from a cyberattack in April which crippled its online operations, said the 1.3 million square feet facility in Daventry will open in 2029.

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