All Marks & Spencer articles
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News
M&S to remove ‘use by’ dates on milk in bid to reduce waste
Marks & Spencer has announced it will remove ‘use by’ dates across its RSPCA Assured Select Farms British and organic fresh milk as part of its commitment to “halving food waste by 2030”.
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Marks & Spencer adds more brands online in footwear push
Marks & Spencer has bolstered its online roster of third-party brands as it seeks to gain ground in the footwear category.
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M&S freezes school uniform prices for third year as cost-of-living crunch persists
Marks & Spencer has frozen the price of its school uniform as shoppers continue to struggle with the high cost of living.
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Opinion
‘Government should forget food price caps and let shopkeepers shopkeep’
The latest government idea to combat the cost-of-living crisis is so outlandish that it might have been formulated on Neptune, the furthest planet from Earth, rather than in Downing Street
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Gallery
Store gallery: Marks & Spencer unveils ‘bigger, better’ branch in former Debenhams
Marks & Spencer has opened the doors of its latest full-line store, at the White Rose centre in Leeds – the city in which the business began as a market stall in 1884.
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Analysis
Machin at M&S one year in: ‘We are always positively dissatisfied’
“All new leadership teams need to arrive like a thunderclap whether they’re coming from inside or outside the business to create that new sense of direction, electricity, appetite for change,” said Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman as the retailer unveiled full year results.
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M&S sales increase as growth strategy progresses
Marks & Spencer has recorded an increase in sales, which the group said was driven by its “strategy to reshape M&S for growth”.
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Marks & Spencer launches ‘industry-leading’ neonatal leave scheme
Marks & Spencer is offering up to 12 weeks of paid leave for staff whose babies need specialist neonatal care, in what it described as an industry-leading scheme.
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Nobody’s Child pop-up stores are ‘huge step’ in bricks-and-mortar strategy
Fashion retailer Nobody’s Child has announced the launch of three new pop-up stores across London this summer, as a continuation of its “significant growth into physical retail”.
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Seasalt to sell in Marks & Spencer Ireland stores
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt has confirmed it will be sold in Marks & Spencer stores across Ireland from later this month, joining the ‘Brands at M&S’ line-up.
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Marks & Spencer injects fresh funding into Nobody’s Child
Marks & Spencer has provided further funding to Nobody’s Child, the “eco-conscious” brand in which it took a stake two years ago and which is a key partner in its third-party brands strategy.
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Gallery
In pictures: How retail is marking King Charles III’s coronation
With King Charles III’s coronation approaching on May 6, Retail Week takes a look at what retailers are doing to gear up for the historic occasion.
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Marks & Spencer reveals new investment in London stores
Marks & Spencer has announced an additional £12.5m investment in stores across London over the next year.
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CBI faces calls to disband as retailers exit en masse
The crisis at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) deepened over the weekend as retailers joined other businesses in cutting ties amid calls the lobbying group should be disbanded.
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Opinion
‘Retail operations has become the training ground for successful CEOs’
A retail operations background is increasingly the training ground for successful chief executives, says Fran Minogue
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Marks & Spencer extends price lock as shoppers prioritise value
Marks & Spencer is extending its price lock campaign as demand for value for money remains “top of the list” for shoppers.
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Marks & Spencer hits out at ‘inaccurate’ reports of head office job cuts
Marks & Spencer has dismissed a report that it will cut hundreds of jobs at its London head office as “simply inaccurate”.
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Analysis
Retail’s next CEO most likely to come from M&S or JLP
Retail Week’s Future Leaders report recognises 30 individuals with high potential to become CEOs at the UK’s biggest retailers. M&S and JLP boast the largest volume of future talent, followed by two other major brands
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: How M&S' transformation is strengthening the bottom line
The transformation that eluded previous Marks & Spencer management teams is now fully underway, with both the food and clothing & home divisions moving forward with purpose and conviction towards an omnichannel future.
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M&S pushes brands agenda with 30 Nobody’s Child pop-up shops
Marks & Spencer has announced that eco-conscious fashion brand Nobody’s Child, which it invested in at the end of 2021, will launch a series of pop-up shops in 30 M&S stores across the UK.