Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is one of the most famous names in UK retail, but it has its roots in humble beginnings. Michael Marks and Tom Spencer opened the retailer’s first store in Leeds in 1894, and it has since grown into one of the biggest clothing and food retailers in the UK. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Marks & Spencer and the fashion and grocery sectors.

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News
Marks & Spencer expands low-emission lorry fleet
2026-04-24T14:01:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Marks & Spencer is to bring more biomethane-powered trucks on stream as it seeks to cut emissions from its logistics network.
Analysis
Tech: What M&S, New Look and Morrisons are prioritising
2026-04-24T12:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Retailers are constantly looking for ways to grow, innovate, and thrive at a time when increasing competition, geopolitical tensions, and low consumer confidence have taken hold.
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M&S chair Archie Norman: ‘We’ll open more food spaces this year than any of the big four’
2026-04-23T12:11:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman has said the retailer plans to open “more food spaces this year than any of the big four” as it invests in its store estate.

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Analysis

What is fashion’s obsession with speed?

2026-04-22T23:01:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

Behind the billboards and catwalks, there’s a race taking place in the mass-market fashion sector currently that you might not be aware of. Brands are now competing on who can create, produce, and sell the latest trends on the shop floor the quickest.

News

Fewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year

2026-04-22T10:42:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Exclusive research by Retail Week has found that significantly fewer retailers are paying their staff an hourly rate above the minimum wage compared to this time last year.

What threat do Claude Mythos and ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’ pose to retail?
2026-04-22T15:56:00+01:00By George Arnett
Has M&S finally cracked Sparks?
2026-04-16T15:12:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
‘Succession planning needn’t be a minefield’
2026-04-16T06:00:00+01:00By Fran Minogue
Marks & Spencer revamps Sparks loyalty scheme
2026-04-15T07:30:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

AI agents and assistants: Which retailers are using them for customers and colleagues?
2026-04-14T14:39:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Marks & Spencer signs decade-long contracts to support farmers
2026-04-09T16:11:00+01:00By George MacDonald
‘M&S has spoken out powerfully on retail crime – now let’s pressure authorities to act’
2026-04-09T15:02:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Ranking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts
2026-04-01T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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