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M&S is set to close 11 cafes in food halls as part of a big store shake-up. Marks and Spencer, which has stores in Birmingham, said on Monday that shutting the cafes is part of efforts to create space for more popular products.

An M&S spokesman said: "As we look to modernise our food business and offer the best of M&S Food to more people, more often, we’re investing in our store estate to give our customers the widest possible product range.

"This includes opening brand-new coffee shops offering delicious food and barista-made fairtrade coffee, including at our brand-new Bristol Cabot Circus store.

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"In some of our small Food stores, where customers want a greater range of M&S Food, our tra

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