The opening date for a new Waterstones in a Suffolk town has been confirmed. 

Plans for the bookshop to open a branch in North Street in Sudbury were first submitted in October. 

Signs for the retail giant's new store, inside the former M&Co, appeared on October 30, advertising that it would be opening soon. 

East Anglian Daily Times: The new bookshop will replace M&CoThe new bookshop will replace M&Co (Image: Newsquest)

The new store will open its doors on Thursday, November 30.

Grace Barrett, manager of the shop, said: "My new team of booksellers can’t wait to share all the wonderful new publishing with our local community, there is nothing quite like visiting a bookshop and discovering your next favourite read."

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A wide range of books and gifts will be available for customers to buy, including fiction and non-fiction titles and children's books. 

The new store will be opening to 9am to 5.30pm. 

Waterstones also has stores in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft.