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It might not be much fun to have a birthday during the coronavirus lockdown but Marks and Spencer has launched a new service that will delight anyone who has to stay home for their
celebrations. The new cake delivery service allows customers to shop for their favourite birthday treats and have them sent direct to their door, or of course to gift a friend who’s about to
turn another year older. The birthday gift boxes make the perfect present for anyone with a sweet tooth. However, the cheapest cake delivery option is the chocolate Birthday Cake and
Candles, which provides shoppers with a delicious chocolate fudge cake as well as a pack of candles with holders for just £10. The new cake service follows other changes made by the
supermarket to deal with the coronavirus crisis. Marks and Spencer has closed all of its fashion and home stores, keeping only food halls open as shoppers look to stock up on essentials
only. The brand has implemented temporary shopping restrictions on certain items to prevent stockpiling, as well as making sure social distancing is possible in store. The range includes a
Seasonal Fruit Box, a Meat Box, a Mixed Select Vegetable Box, a Mixed Vegetable Box, and two essentials boxes, one of which is vegetarian-friendly. Shoppers were reportedly disappointed
with the initial essentials boxes as it was deemed not to be healthy enough, but M&S has since added the fresh fruit and veg options to the range. The chain has been making changes
throughout lockdown to better serve its customers, as well as launching new products for summer, such as its new pink cocktail in a can. In a statement on its website, the brand said: “For
over 135 years M&S, our customers, and the communities we serve, have faced challenges big and small and come through them all by supporting each other and working together. Now, as
ever, the entire M&S team – across our stores, our support centres, our warehouses and in our supply chain – is working tirelessly to deliver for our customers.”