The new M&Co shop opens on Saturday in the former Marks and Spencer Simply Food store in the High Street without any ceremony or official opening.

The store will create 11 new jobs .

M&S had taken over the former Somerfield supermarket but closed within two years of opening leaving a huge void in the High Street where other empty shops include Woolworth, Age of Elegance and most recently Leightons opticians.

An M&Co spokesman for said that as well as its core business of fashion clothing the store will include childrenswear and lingerie.

“M&Co is confident that its new 4,500 sq ft store will offer shoppers in the Marlborough area stylish, affordable fashion that will be unrivalled in the area,” he said.