All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 130
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NewsM&S posts steady update but warns of drop in confidence
Consumer confidence has stabilised at a low level but will fall further this year, Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland warned this week, as the company issued a robust fourth-quarter update.
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NewsMorrisons picks upmarket towns for c-store pilot
Morrisons is to target well-heeled customers with its new convenience store format, with the first to open in the affluent Yorkshire town of Ilkley.
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NewsFrench renaissance: Marks & spencer returns to paris
Marks & Spencer has confirmed plans to re-enter France, starting with a 15,000 sq ft womenswear and food store on the Champs Élysées, which will open towards the end of this year.
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NewsM&S general merchandise suffers but food holds up
Marks & Spencer has reported a dip in general merchandise like-for-likes but food sales held up.
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OpinionPublic retailers in pole position
There’s no doubt that 2011 is shaping up to be a somewhat punishing year for retailers and store stocks have consequently been under pressure.
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NewsMarks & Spencer considers new pay structure
Marks & Spencer has started consulting shareholders over a new pay structure which could see executive remuneration linked more closely to performance, according to reports.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils bricks and clicks launch in France
Marks & Spencer is to return to France a decade after shutting its operations in the country.
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AnalysisGoogle AdWords and trademarks
An ongoing legal battle over trademarks being bought as AdWords highlights the need for retailers to tread carefully when it comes to possible infringements
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NewsStore stocks up ahead of Dixons profit alert
Despite bearish comments from Next boss Simon Wolfson, general stores outperformed the market over the week - but that was ahead of a profit warning from electricals giant Dixons.
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AnalysisRunning up the down escalator
Retailers are in unknown territory, but it is areas such as cost-cutting and multichannel that will mark out the winners. Nicola Harrison reports
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NewsSpeculation swirls around Rose's holding in Marks & Spencer
Former Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose is at the centre of speculation that he has sold a big tranche of shares in the retailer.
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OpinionBrands and mortar
The 20th annual Retail Week Conference last week featured a self-deprecating tour de force by the former owner of the most calamitous brand in Retail Week’s lifetime.
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NewsHigher income shoppers will keep spending
Marks & Spencer, Kingfisher and Dixons will benefit this year from their older, higher income customer bases, according to broker Espirito Santo.
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NewsMarks & Spencer strikes design partnership with Sir Terence Conran
Marks & Spencer has struck a partnership with legendary designer and retailer Sir Terence Conran to produce an exclusive home collection.
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NewsM&S use of Interflora as a keyword on Google may be stopped
Trademark laws that apply to internet advertising may be due to change as it emerges that Marks & Spencer’s use of Interflora as a Google keyword may be stopped.
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NewsVideo: Marks & Spencer shifts marketing focus
Marks & Spencer will tomorrow launch its spring advertising campaign featuring the use of ‘Only at Your M&S’ branding for the first time and including its first menswear TV ad.
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OpinionTwo all-time retail greats
At the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2011, we recognised the careers of Sir Terry Leahy and Sir Stuart Rose, and this special coverage is dedicated to celebrating their remarkable achievements in this industry.
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AnalysisHow Leahy transformed Tesco’s business in the UK
Terry Leahy was told Tesco had reached saturation point in the UK. Having developed non food, gone online and moved into services, he’s proved the doubters wrong.
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AnalysisNot just a campaign
The perception of Marks & Spencer has been transformed in the seven years that Sir Stuart was at the helm. Its Your M&S advertising campaign was central to that, says Charlotte Hardie
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InterviewInterview: Sir Stuart Rose - Mr M&S
Outspoken, controversial and never dull, Sir Stuart Rose is a retailer’s retailer. He tells George MacDonald about the mess he inherited in 2004, the highs and lows of his time in charge and his plans for the future