Looking back 17 years to the opening of M&S in the Diamond in Coleraine - Rob Rankin, manager of M&S Simply Food store in Coleraine, pictured in November 2007.

placeholder image — Looking back 17 years to the opening of M&S in the Diamond in Coleraine - Rob Rankin, manager of M&S Simply Food store in Coleraine, pictured in November 2007.

Nostalgia: Looking back at M&S Coleraine as the company prepares to open new food store

By Una Culkin

Published 9th Jan 2024, 11:10 GMT

Updated 9th Jan 2024, 11:10 GMT

Marks & Spencer is preparing to open the doors of its brand-new foodhall on the north coast at 9am on Tuesday, January 30.

The state-of-the-art renewal store will see M&S become a flagship retailer in Coleraine’s Riverside Retail Park. The store also represents a significant investment by M&S and will create 30 new jobs.

M&S Coleraine will also offer clothing and home products via its Collect in Store service. Here we look back at a few memories of M&S during its 17 years in Coleraine’s town centre.

Pictured getting ‘on their bikes’ at the launch of the M&S 125 charity bike ride at Belfast City Hall in 2009 are, from left, Pat McConvey (M&S Abbeycentre), Karen Beattie (M&S Simply Food Coleraine) and Nigel Gray (M&S Head of Region for Northern Ireland)

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Pictured getting ‘on their bikes’ at the launch of the M&S 125 charity bike ride at Belfast City Hall in 2009 are, from left, Pat McConvey (M&S Abbeycentre), Karen Beattie (M&S Simply Food Coleraine) and Nigel Gray (M&S Head of Region for Northern Ireland) Photo: Aaron McCracken

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