Staff at Swindon's four branches of Marks and Spencer will not be affected by 1,000 job cuts announced today.
The 17 stores set for closure are Ashford, Barrow, Bedford, Boston, Buxton, Cwmbran, Deal, Felixtowe, Huddersfield, Hull, Junction One Antrim Outlet, Luton Arndale, Newark, Northwich, Rotherham and Sutton Coldfield.
Swindon has branches in the Brunel Shopping Centre, the Orbital Shopping Park and the Swindon Designer Outlet as well as a Simply Food store at the Mannington Retail Park.
Marks and Spencer plans to close the 17 stores as part of the retailer's plans to restructure its business in response to changing consumer habits.
Sacha Berendji, retail, operations and property director at Marks & Spencer, said: "We're continuing to transform M& S with pace and as part of this we are making good progress with our plans to close over 100 stores - radically reshaping our store estate to become more relevant for our customers.
"Proposing to close stores is never easy, for our colleagues, customers or the local community, but it is vital for the future of M&S. Where we have closed stores, we are continuing to see an encouraging number of customers choosing other nearby locations and shopping on M&S.com."
M&S has already outlined plans to close 100 stores by 2022 as it hopes to move at least a third of its clothing and homes sales online..
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