L’Occitane has taken a 1,115-sq ft unit in Auction Street – one of arc’s two new open shopping streets. Stormfront will open a 1,075-sq ft store, while Rush Hair and Shakeaway have both taken units in Gosnold Street.

Cllr John Griffiths, leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, said: “I am particularly pleased that these four shops are all new to the town, broadening the retail range still further and making Bury even more attractive as a destination.”