First things first: walking in is a vibe. You don’t just “pop into M&S” here. You enter. The ceilings? Ginormous. The escalators? Soaring. You half expect to see Mary Poppins gliding down one of them, holding a Percy Pig. It’s the most glamorous grocery run you’ll ever do. Forget your local corner shop; this feels like buying milk in a cathedral.
And the lighting. Oh, the lighting is doing work. It hits those stacks of shortbread just right, making you believe a packet of chocolate digestives is a life-changing purchase. Spoiler alert: it kind of is. Especially when you’re surrounded by all that brutalist charm. Who knew concrete could make a lemon drizzle cake look so chic?
