Marks & Spencer

This is the ‘food, children and homeware’ wing of M&S in Leamington (there is a separate shop with men’s and women’s clothes a couple of hundred metres away in the Royal Priors). If you want food, it’s excellent — most of the shop is devoted to it and you can find more or less anything you want, whether it’s a quick sandwich or ingrediants for a roast dinner. However, the children and homeware sections are very much an afterthought. It took me ages to realise the couple of stands at the front ARE the homeware section; it’s really just a couple of vases and photo frames, so don’t hope for much. The children’s section is slightly bigger, but it doesn’t feel like there is a large range or much choice here. A bit disappointing for a store this large in Leamington

This Marks and Spencer’s really does not have much wrong with it. Within the town, there are two stores — this one with the household goods, children’s section and food department, while the one within the Priors is exlusively men and women’s clothing. While this particular Marks does everything you need, and the food section clearly offers a really nice array of food for those on a more upmarket budget, I always find the store really busy and sometime this is offputting. The queues always extend into the aisles, but apart from that, the product quality never diminishes and this Marks provides a nice treat for those who need it.