MARKS and Spencer have opened a new store in a Scottish town as part of a major expansion.
The new store in Linlithgow’s Stockbridge Retail Park officially opened on Thursday, with over 60 jobs created in the area according to M&S.
It forms part of a new £30 million investment plan which the company claims will lead to over 6500 new jobs.
M&S will also also be investing in Scottish stores in Largs and Dundee.
In 2022, M&S announced plans to close one in four of its biggest stores across the UK.
As part of the five-year plan the retailer told investors that it aims to have 180 “full-line shops” down from the current 247 by early 2028, targeting “lower productivity” outlets.
In that same time, it plans to open an additional 104 Simply Food outlets as the retailer moves towards groceries over large clothing and homeware stores.
Brian Torley, store manager at M&S Linlithgow said: “Our whole team has been working really hard to deliver this fantastic new M&S Linlithgow Foodhall and it’s been great to hear from customers today how much they love it.
"When you visit the store, you’ll find a spacious design across our Foodhall with great features like our fantastic M&S Bakery, M&S Wine Shop and our digital Click & Collect service which are all designed to make shopping with us more enjoyable and more convenient than ever.
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