Marks & Spencer has announced plans to ramp up its store overhaul, opening 20 new shops across the UK and creating more than 3,400 jobs.
The retailer said that over the next financial year, it will open eight full-line stores in shopping centres such as the Bullring in Birmingham and the Trafford Centre in Manchester, as well in as retail parks and high streets across key cities.
It also will open 12 new food halls, including in Stockport, Barnsley and Largs.