Marks and Spencer to open 20 new UK stores and create 3,400 jobs
Marks and Spencer to open 20 new UK stores: As part of a £480 million investment throughout the UK, Marks & Spencer will launch 20 new stores this year and generate 3,400 new employees.
M&S Chief Executive Stuart Machin said physical stores were an essential element of the company’s future. And “serve as a competitive edge for how people want to shop today” at a time when many retailers are closing brick-and-mortar locations and shifting more operations online.
“Our investment in stores not only improves the experience for clients and employees. But it also strengthens the local economy by creating new jobs,” he continued.