British Land has announced that Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched its brand-new 83,000sq ft flagship at SouthGate Bath.
The leading retail-led destination in the city is asset, development and property managed by British Land, as part of a JV with Aviva Investors.
Relocating from its former location in the city has allowed M&S to create a bespoke, four-floor concept with British Land at SouthGate, with key frontages on St Lawrence Street and Dorchester Street, the latter facing onto Bath Spa railway station. The offer includes an expansive fresh market-style foodhall, fashion offer spanning womenswear, menswear and kidswear, a 140-seat Coffee Shop and an impressive Beauty Hall with some of the country’s most popular brands, all in M&S’ renewal design format.
The opening of M&S is the culmination of a hugely successful 2025 for SouthGate, as more than a quarter of the destination committed to new leases. As part of that, six tenants carried out significant re-fits, to keep the offer and experience fresh and exciting and SouthGate welcomed nearly 23 million visitors across the calendar year, the 7.5 per cent uplift on 2024 going against a national trend of footfall reduction.
Alongside the 12 concluded deals in 2025, British Land has – with JV partner Aviva – continued to invest in SouthGate’s environment, completing car park improvements and the refurbishment of part of its office space at the scheme. The tenant community support ethos has also been exemplified by My Small World winning Independent Operator of the Year at the 2025 Revo awards, the application submitted by British Land, as the brand also benefitted from an upsize at SouthGate.
