Councillors have called for a ‘Plan B’ in the event of Marks and Spencer pulling out of Blackpool after the council bought the building occupied by the retailer in the heart of the high street
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Coun Rick Scott said: “In the current climate and the way the high street is today, do we think that’s a wise decision to use tax-payer’s money?Conservative group leader Coun Tony Williams said the top floor of the M&S store had already closed. He added: “M&S will make their own minds up on whether or not they stay – it will be down to profit or loss.
But Coun Ivan Taylor, deputy leader of the majority Labour group which approved the purchase, said he was “happy with the decision” and said he believed it would “do well for the council".
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