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Bolland: 'Online has replaced Marble Arch as our flagship store'
Marks & Spencer’s famous Marble Arch branch has passed the baton as flagship store to the retailer’s online shop, chief executive Marc Bolland said.
Marks & Spencer profits fall despite 1.3% increase in sales
Marks & Spencer has posted a fall in underlying pre-tax profit to £665.2m despite a 1.3% rise in group sales to £10bn as it looks to turn around its general merchandise arm.
Business rates have turned high streets into cash cows for Government, says MP
Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale, has slammed the Government’s business rates policy and accused it of using the high street “as a cash cow to milk to exhaustion”.
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Marks & Spencer stores director Nayna McIntosh to stand down
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Waterstones puts 560 managers into consultation in restructure
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Aldi powers ahead of grocery market to reach record market share
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Inflation slows for the first time in six months
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EBay plans to launch click-and-collect service with merchants
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Burberry posts a 14% rise in profits as Chinese sales surge
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Snow+Rock full year profits remain flat despite price pressure
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Marks & Spencer under fire for online tax structure
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Tesco signs new franchise deals to expand F&F clothing's overseas presence
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Changing supply chain takes centre stage at Retail Week Supply Chain Summit
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John Lewis launches IT apprenticeship in a bid to reduce skills gap
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Multichannel retail model gives Dixons confidence after strong year
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Empty shops rate hits record high of 11.9% in April
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Reiss suffers the departure of its ecommerce and brand directors
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Luxury giant eyes stake in Joules as private equity players circle
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H&M boss calls for annual Bangladeshi minimum wage revision
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Debenhams becomes first retailer to sign model treatment code
Food: Grocers & Supermarkets
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Bolland: 'Online has replaced Marble Arch as our flagship store'
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Aldi powers ahead of grocery market to reach record market share
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Marks & Spencer profits fall despite 1.3% increase in sales
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Changing supply chain takes centre stage at Retail Week Supply Chain Summit
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Tesco signs new franchise deals to expand F&F clothing's overseas presence
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Dalton Philips confident Morrisons can outperform in food etail
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Waitrose calls in lawyers as Ocado boss insists Morrisons deal will have 'positive impact'
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Retail Week Rising Stars deadline extended to May 24
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Warm weather hits John Lewis sales while spurring growth at Waitrose
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Morrisons to launch online grocery this year after inking Ocado deal
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Halfords appoints Walmart Canada's Emma Fox as commercial director
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Morrisons and Alliance Boots submit calls for rates reform to Select Committee
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Asda sales recover following horse meat scandal
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Asda boss insists low prices will drive loyalty as like-for-likes rise 1.3%
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Online sales up 16% in April as pureplays outperform multichannel retailers
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Bangladesh fire and building safety Accord published as 25 retailers sign up
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Walmart opts for own Bangladesh safety standards over industry-wide code
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Sainsbury's launches video-on-demand as part of plans to ramp up digital
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Did you know... that Waitrose.com sales rose by more than 50% in Q1 2013/14, with investment being accelerated?
While it remains to be seen exactly what will transpire following confirmation of the Ocado/Morrisons agreement, Waitrose is clearly scrutinising the terms of the deal and its operational arrangements very closely to see if Ocado is in breach of contract.
Nick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer - Could a turnaround be on the horizon?
Profits at M&S only seem to have gone backwards since Marc Bolland took over as chief executive, but could a big step forward now be not too far away?
Comment: Why F&F expansion will work while Fresh & Easy failed
Being relevant at a local level and understanding a market is the key to success for any retailer.
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Comment: Non-executives can add value to your business
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Nick Bubb's Verdict: Dixons - If only France and Southern Europe didn't exist
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Comment: Grocer Morrisons needs to keep pace with competition
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Comment: Ocado and Waitrose’s game of brinkmanship
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Comment: M&S turns on style but can it turn on customers?
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Marks & Spencer timeline: The highs and lows of the retailer's year
Marks & Spencer today revealed its lowest annual profits for four years. Retail Week looks at the highs and lows of a difficult year for the iconic British brand.
Marks & Spencer full-year results: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer has recorded its lowest annual profit since 2009, reporting a drop in underlying pre-tax profit to £665.2m. Retail Week rounds up how analysts have reacted to the news.
Analysis: Marks &Spencer's most memorable ads under Steven Sharp
As M&S marketing guru Steven Sharp is set to leave the retailer, Retail Week takes a look at some of his most memorable campaigns.
