A strike by hundreds of staff at Matalan's Merseyside distribution centre has finally come to an end after the firm increased employees' wages by 4.7%.
The agreement, announced by the firm on Tuesday and confirmed by union GMB, is also understood to include pay backdated from July 14 for all staff on core shifts, as well as a one-off payment of £90.
Matalan said the pay offer was the "largest" the firm has ever offered.
The announcement signals the end of around seven weeks of action by staff at the Kirkby site, where staff last week told the Liverpool Echo they were "at breaking point" .
A spokeswoman for Matalan said on Tuesday that the deal had successfully passed ballot.
She added: “We are delighted that our employees in our Knowsley distribution centre have voted conclusively to accept the largest core pay offer our company has ever offered, and which is amongst the highest in the sector; we are proud to be a major employer in the North West and always look to ensure Matalan is a great place to work.”
A spokesman for GMB confirmed an agreement had been reached.
Neil Holden, GMB Senior Organiser, said: “This has been an incredibly stressful time for our members. They’ve been on strike for weeks, worrying about how they will feed their families and pay their rent.
“They sacrificed their wages - which were only just above the minimum wage - to do what’s right for them and their colleagues.
“But because they’ve stuck together, and shown solidarity, they can rightly hold their heads high today.
“Now they can get back to work and, along with Matalan, put this behind them."
Members of the GMB union had been taking part in up to three days of action per week since August with the dispute centering around pay for staff at the Knowsley site.
Speaking earlier this month, GMB senior organiser, Neil Holden, said there had been 14 separate days of action since August - often seeing "up to 300 members" demonstrating at a picket line across any given week.
