Marks and Spencer shoppers bid staff 'good luck' as two stores prepare to shut in days

Marks and Spencer shoppers bid staff 'good luck' as two stores prepare to shut in days (Image: Getty) Marks and Spencer has an impressive 405 stores in the UK but it will soon drop two from its estate . The popular retailer, known for selling everything from up-market groceries to beauty and fashion items, will close branches in the North-East of England in the coming days. Shoppers in Sunderland and Hexham will see their local M&S close down for good within the next week.

It comes weeks after the closures were announced by the British brand, which has been a pillar on the high street since being established in 1884. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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