british foodtoclothing retailer marks and spencer on monday announced plans for 3400 jobs thanks to store openings a move that follows mass shop closures and job losses during the covid pandemic ms said in a statement that it would open 20 new large stores across the uk it comes after the group axed 7000 jobs as britain suffered pandemic lockdowns the group on monday said it would invest £480 million 585 million in bigger better stores across the uk  creating over 3400 new jobs it added that 20 new bigger better stores would open by next year