All Marks & Spencer articles
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why are UK retailers coming off Alibaba’s Tmall?
Alibaba’s Tmall platform has been heralded as the gateway to sell to the Chinese consumer, but many notable British brands have left it in recent years. Retail Week looks into why.
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News
World Mental Health Day: Retailers launch staff support scheme
Seven leading retailers have joined together in a bid to improve the mental wellbeing of retail staff, with the help of Samaritans.
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Marks & Spencer bolsters food team with new directors
Marks Spencer has strengthened its food division with the appointment of four new directors ahead of its launch online with Ocado.
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Marks & Spencer relaunches Per Una with marketing push
Marks Spencer has launched the first big marketing campaign for its Per Una range in more than five years, coinciding with an overhaul of the sub-brand
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Marks & Spencer appoints first head of data science
Marks Spencer has hired its first head of data science as its pushes forward with its drive to become a digital-first business.
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M&S chair Norman snaps up more shares
Marks Spencer chair Archie Norman has bulked up his shareholding in the retailer.
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Opinion
M&S capital markets briefing – action, not words, will matter
Hot on the heels of Sainsbury’s, next week Marks Spencer will put itself in the City spotlight when it throws its doors open for a capital markets briefing.
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Marks & Spencer raids Morrisons for stores chief
Marks Spencer has poached Morrisons’ operations director David Lepley to take up the role of stores director.
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Marks & Spencer and Richer Sounds to pilot concession tie-up
Marks Spencer is to introduce Richer Sounds as a concession partner as part of the ongoing overhaul of its store proposition.
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Marks & Spencer clothing supply chain boss to exit
Marks Spencer’s director of supply chain and logistics for clothing and home, Gordon Mowat, is to leave the retailer after two years in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
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Marks & Spencer finance boss Singer in shock exit
Marks Spencer group chief financial officer Humphrey Singer is to leave the retailer less than two years into the role.
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Ocado explores accelerating M&S product transition
Ocado is looking to bring forward the date from when it will begin stocking Marks Spencer products on its website, but to do so would require the agreement of existing partner Waitrose.
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Ocado sales rise as joint venture with Marks & Spencer goes live
Ocado Retail, the newly formed joint venture between the online grocer and Marks Spencer, has posted an increase in quarterly revenue and orders, but the average order size edged down.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: M&S’ ex-Clubcard hires may well boost loyalty
Marks Spencer is following a tried-and-tested formula, as it looks to unlock the value of its customer data.
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News
M&S opens second new-format food store featuring urban farming
Marks Spencer has today opened its second new-format food store in Clapham, south London, complete with a vertical-farming solution.
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Analysis
Profile: Can M&S new hire put the spark into its loyalty offer?
Marks Spencer has appointed former Tesco Clubcard boss Danielle Papagapiou to reboot its flagging Sparks loyalty scheme.
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M&S hires ex-Tesco Clubcard boss to ramp up digital and data drive
Marks Spencer has hired the former boss of Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty scheme as it ramps up efforts to “substantially” grow its data teams and become a “digital-first” business.
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Opinion
Leader: For M&S and retail, this is not just any FTSE reshuffle
For decades, Marks Spencer has been a mainstay not just on British high streets, but in the FTSE 100.
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Watch: Would FTSE 100 relegation spell disaster for M&S?
As Marks Spencer teeters on the brink of relegation from the FTSE 100 for the first time in its history, the team discuss what impact it could have on the high street bellwether.
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Analysis
Analysis: Should you treat your store manager like a CEO?
Retailers such as M S and Travis Perkins are giving more responsibility to their store managers. Retail Week finds out why and looks into what decisions store managers should make.
