M&S Purley Cross

Visited today for the store’s opening, shelves all completely stocked with wonderful fresh looking produce. Great selection of just about everything and that’s just the food hall which occupies half the store. The other half is for M&S clothing range.

Overall an excellent addition to Croydon’s retail presence and somewhere I see myself visiting frequently. I was surprised at some of the available products such as a reasonably sized plant selection with both indoor and garden plants. Lots of speciality ingredients all with the high standard you’d expect from M&S.

There has been a focus on making the store engaging for young children with the addition of mini trolleys and buttons around the isles that make noise and allow the kids to have some fun while parents complete the shop.

The only downside to this store will perhaps be a significant increase in traffic on an already chaotic section of the Purley Way, it’s too early to know for sure but I suspect this may cause some frustration for some.

I was so excited when I first realised they were going to open a huge M&S here. To have a big store with free parking, versus the M&S in Croydon town centre where it’s an absolute nightmare to park, was the best news.

And now, I’ve been here a number of times since it’s opened. It’s great. A good size, good layout, a new modern and clean feeling, a good variety of products – clothes, footwear, lingerie, home, beauty and of course, food etc.

Like others have mentioned, a cafe and toilets would be a nice touch but other than that small thing, it gets two thumbs up from me.

Great store with clothes and groceries. It’s modern and clean, has a wide variety to choose from, a great selection of bakery! Checkouts are a mix between self and normal checkouts.

Toilets and cafe would have been a great addition!