A major supermarket has reopened one of its Suffolk stores following a two-month renovation.
Marks & Spencer Food Hall in Martlesham Heath reopened on Wednesday morning with queues forming outside the shop before opening.
M&S has been closed since mid-February when it was announced that the shop would undergo an internal makeover.
During the two-month closure, the layout was changed, and new areas were put in, including a flower shop, a bakery and coffee shop with baristas, a wine shop and a cheese barge.
The shop opened at 8am, and a queue was forming outside the shop from as early as 7.30am, with special guests Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar.
The 13,000 sq ft store offers the best of M&S Food for customers, with even more products available to choose from and exciting new features to explore.
Jonathan Black, store manager at Martlesham, said: "The investment the business has given us is absolutely awesome.
"The number of customers who have come in this morning have been queuing outside to see Percy and Colin is unbelievable.
"A lot of money has been pumped into this, and it looks really good.
"We have a full range now, every product the business does. We have made the customer journey a lot easier.
"We've improved the payment process as well, there are more available tills for customers.
"Customers can still get a coffee alongside our full bakery offering, so it's amazing.
"This investment in Martlesham means we can now deliver the best of M&S Food for our customers, just in time for the bank holiday and the start of summer."
The store first opened in 2013 before an extension saw it double in size back in 2017.
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