A new-look M&S store is set to open soon at a former Debenhams unit in south Essex as part of a multi-million-pound project.

M&S at Lakeside Shopping Centre is set to move from its current location to the new unit in the centre this year as part of a £20million investment.

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The bigger-than-ever footwear offer

The new 97,000 sqft store at the West Thurrock complex will offer shoppers a fresh market-style foodhall, as well as a spacious and stylish clothing, home and beauty department.

Creating 90 new jobs in the area, the major store will open its doors to shoppers later this Autumn.

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How the bakery area will look

The new supermarket will be one of the first of twenty new M&S stores which are due to open across the country this year. It is also one of the first to boast the retailer's stylish new clothing department design, new images of which were unveiled this week.

A team of colleagues will be on hand to offer support and styling advice, as well as new features such as the option to skip the queues altogether and pay straight away in the store fitting rooms.

Echo: The cheese and wine section

Other highlights include a bigger-than-ever M&S footwear offer with a spacious try-on area, and a transformed M&S beauty department with popular brands including Fresh Elements - its new own-brand skincare range.

Inside the new M&S foodhall, customers will find a wide selection of cheeses, as well as fresh displays brimming with produce from M&S select farms, a range of options for festive feasts and new lower prices on Remarksable ranges.

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The large Goodmove section in the new Lakeside store

Marking her tenth year working for the company, Dior Hudson has been appointed to lead the opening of the new store. She will oversee the work between now and later this year to get the new store ready to open to the public.

The store is located inside Lakeside Shopping Centre and will be open from 8am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sundays.