{"id":772,"date":"2011-11-25T14:45:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T14:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/?p=772"},"modified":"2022-05-12T12:30:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:30:26","slug":"marks-and-spencers-returns-to-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/marks-and-spencers-returns-to-france\/","title":{"rendered":"UK giant Marks and Spencer returns to France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ten years after leaving the country, UK retail giants<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksandspencer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marks and Spencer<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">is back selling British food and fashion on the Champs Elys\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-773 size-medium\" title=\"Marc Bolland and Rosie Huntington Whiteley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Bolland-and-Rosie-Hunt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Bolland and Rosie Huntington Whiteley\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Bolland-and-Rosie-Hunt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Marc-Bolland-and-Rosie-Hunt.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The retail giant will offer its customers the chance to experience its lines that have been so popular within the UK. French customers looking for famous UK teas, jams, chocolates &amp; biscuits which are not easy to find will be available from the flagship store. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Daily produce will be coming into the Marks and Spencers store. You will now be able to sample the same freshness whether your in the UK or across the English channel in France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-774 size-medium\" title=\"Rosie Huntington Whiteley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-o-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rosie Huntington Whiteley\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-o-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-o.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2001 Marks and Spencers decided to pull out of France. Concentrating on its core home market and solely focus on the UK. How times have changed for the large retailer. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The three-storey, 15,000sq ft branch crammed with retail displays and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shop fittings<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">are M&amp;S\u2019s first in France since it closed 18 stores across the country ten years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">joined M&amp;S chief executive Marc Bolland to open its doors amongst a frenzy of hundreds of french customers queuing where the M&amp;S brand seems extremely strong.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Watch a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6svoewuBwjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video of this M&amp;S<\/a> news!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years after leaving the country, UK retail giants Marks and Spencer is back selling British food and fashion on the Champs Elys\u00e9es. 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