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
M&S chair: Britain has never been ‘less friendly to growth’
2026-06-02T06:45:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has warned that Britain has “rarely in history” been this anti-growth.
Opinion
‘It’s nonsensical to make hiring harder as youth unemployment climbs’
2026-05-29T12:00:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Retail is the biggest private employer in the country. As rising youth unemployment stokes concern, retailers could help more if the government would let them, says George MacDonald
News
M&S launches staff safety app and aims to make stores ‘safe spaces’
2026-05-28T13:06:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Marks & Spencer is providing all employees with a personal safety app that they can use while on the move, Retail Week can reveal.

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News

Grocery inflation eases as Lidl leapfrogs Morrisons as fifth-largest grocer

2026-05-27T07:00:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Grocery inflation eased in early May, as discounter Lidl’s consistent growth saw it finally leapfrog supermarket chain Morrisons.

Analysis

M&S boss Machin on ‘preposterous’ price cap proposal, Middle East impact and coming back from cyber attack

2026-05-20T14:51:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Despite disruption from cybercrime and now conflict in the Middle East, Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin believes the business has “come out stronger” as he posted full-year results

M&S grows second-half profits despite cyber chaos
2026-05-20T06:52:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
M&S acquires ex-Asos warehouse for £67.5m
2026-05-11T09:34:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
‘In these troubling times, retail shouldn’t forget Jewish people’s great contribution to the industry’
2026-05-07T16:02:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Tech: What M&S, New Look and Morrisons are prioritising
2026-04-24T12:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Marks & Spencer expands low-emission lorry fleet
2026-04-24T14:01:00+01:00By George MacDonald
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
What is fashion’s obsession with speed?
2026-04-22T23:01:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Fewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year
2026-04-22T10:42:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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