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
Grocery inflation eases to lowest level since 2024 as sales pick up
2026-07-21T14:18:00+01:00By Francisco Uranga
Sales picked up and price rises slowed to their lowest rate since 2024 in the four weeks to 12 July, a month shaped by record temperatures and a packed sports calendar.
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World Cup helps drive strongest volume growth outside major holidays
2026-07-21T13:55:00+01:00By George Arnett
Unit growth at grocery retailers was up by 1.1% year on year in the four weeks to July 11, NIQ has reported, in the strongest volume performance of the last 12 months barring Christmas and Easter
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Marks & Spencer reveals biggest standalone food store
2026-07-16T14:05:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Marks & Spencer’s biggest food store has opened, including a kitchen shop for the first time.

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Ocado Retail swings to profit as group eyes new international partners

2026-07-16T06:41:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Ocado’s joint venture with Marks & Spencer delivered a profit in the first half of the year, as group CEO Tim Steiner said the brand’s technology arm was eyeing new deals internationally.

Analysis

M&S Pantheon: Inside the London flagship setting the blueprint for future stores

2026-07-15T10:27:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

Marks & Spencer presented its newly transformed Pantheon flagship store on London’s Oxford Street on Monday, unveiling what it described as the blueprint for its full-line store renewal programme

M&S to begin Marble Arch store redevelopment works
2026-07-14T14:24:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
M&S opens doors to fully transformed landmark store
2026-07-13T06:05:00+01:00By George MacDonald
M&S launches made-to-order suiting service
2026-07-13T09:52:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
M&S expands Amazon partnership in the Netherlands
2026-07-09T11:13:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

Ranking: The Top 10 UK retailers for customer satisfaction
2026-07-09T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett
Marks & Spencer to make its London Fashion Week debut this autumn
2026-07-08T13:18:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Marks & Spencer to invest in heat-resistant fridges as temperatures rise
2026-07-07T14:48:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Sofa.com appoints new MD from M&S
2026-07-01T11:44:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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