Former Bexhill M&Co shop site available to let
The former M&Co shop site in Bexhill town centre has come on the market.
The empty premises in Devonshire Road is available to let for £62,500 per year and is being advertised by commercial property agents Crick May.
The company said a new lease is available 'on terms to be agreed' and is 10,701 sq ft.
It said: “This large, mid terrace retail unit, comprises a ground floor, first floor and basement, access is provided via either an internal staircase or lift.
“The shop benefits from a large glazed frontage, suspended ceilings and a mixture of fluorescent light panels and down lights throughout. It is currently configured to provide an open plan retail space, but would lend itself well to a variety of different uses, subject to any required planning permission being granted.”
M&Co's store in Bexhill closed in 2023 after it went into administration just before Christmas 2022.
It was the second time the company had gone into administration since 2020.
In April that year the Bexhill branch was saved from closure, as the company reduced its number of stores from 265 to 218.
M&Co had a presence in Bexhill for more than 20 years.
The company was first set up in 1834 as a pawnbrokers in Paisley, Scotland, before becoming a clothes retailer in the 1950s. Its stores were rebranded as M&Co in 2003.
In November 2023 fashion retailer Peacocks advertised for a store manager to run a planned new branch in Bexhill, which was expected to be based at the former M&Co shop in town.
But the plans never materialised.