Marks and Spencer has announced plans to invest millions of pounds into changing one of its Swindon shops.

The chain's Orbital Shopping Park site will soon be expanded into the empty unit next door.

The retailer has worked with Orbital owners British Land to organise the extension, which will see the store grow by 40 per cent to a total of nearly 60,000 square feet featuring a fresh market-style Foodhall and spruced up clothing, home, and beauty departments.

While the big redesign is being carried out, the M&S branch will remain open as normal as the works happen in stages, with the completion date pencilled in for spring 2025.

Regional manager Neil Encoh said: "We’re really excited to announce our plans to invest in Swindon and create a transformed M&S store at Orbital Shopping Park."

This comes after the company closed its Regent Street site which had been trading for 112 years. It also has a foodhall at Mannington Retail Park and a clothing outlet at McArthur Glen in Rodbourne.

Matthew Reed, head of retail parks at British Land, said: “M&S’s expansion at Orbital Shopping Park is testament to the continued demand from leading brands for space in retail parks, being the winning format due to their affordability and compatibility with omni channel retailing whilst also providing fantastic convenience for shoppers.”