East Kilbride's MP is calling on the boss of Marks and Spencer to restore the reputation of the town's scandal-hit 'ghost store'.Following a barrage of complaints about the state of the once thriving flagship retail unit, Dr Lisa Cameron has appealed for action from M&S chief executive officer, Steve Rowe.The Plaza mall branch has been operating as an outlet store since December, with disgruntled customers branding the sparse "slim pickings" shop a "ghost store".The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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The retail giant narrowly escaped a contempt of court finding after “pushing the envelope” in complying with a legal order to keep the store open, and was told it needs to do more to keep trading from its East Kilbride branch.
Whilst the town's MP is pleased the blackout paper covering the store has been removed, she has raised concerns with Mr Rowe that the stock and layout of the store has not changed since December, leaving little to no choice for customers visiting the store.This is compounded by the fact that foodstuffs have also been removed on a continual basis leaving customers with little or no choice when visiting the store itself.This has also
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