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 retailerâs 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.
While supermarkets sold millions of confectionery tubs and mince pies at Christmas, growth trajectories may be permanently changing as new behaviour takes hold observes Shore Capitalâs Clive Black
Budget-conscious Brits are keen to cut down on discretionary spending in the new year and the number one target for cutting down on budgets is fashion purchases, according to new data from Barclays.
Marks & Spencer is facing a fresh legal dispute over one of its âBrain Foodâ snacks.
Marks & Spencer has seen a record number of customers shop with the retailer at Christmas as group sales soared.
Gap has named former Marks & Spencer head of portfolio of international business Elizabeth Burgess as its new senior director of strategy.
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