All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 130
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AnalysisThe Sainsbury's plan for growth
Sainsbury’s has defied the odds by having a good recession, now it’s on the expansion trail, Tim Danaher finds out more about its plans.
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NewsAnn Summers pulls Your S&M campaign after Marks & Spencer threatens legal action
Lingerie and saucy toys specialist Ann Summers is pulling its Your S&M promotional campaign - a cheeky parody of Marks & Spencer’s marketing - after the high street giant threatened legal action.
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AnalysisCan you crack America?
It is the world’s largest retail market, but UK store chains struggle in the US. With international expansion a boardroom priority, Charlotte Hardie considers the traps retailers should avoid to succeed in America.
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OpinionPushing water uphill
Thank heavens for Marks & Spencer. No, I’m not referring to its ready meals saving my latest dinner party.
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NewsRetail stocks robust after bleak BRC news
The worst monthly retail sales drop in 16 years was the industry’s big talking point but store stocks were up in the week concluded by the dire BRC trading data.
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OpinionAsos typifies online success
It’s a hard life on the high street but online sales are still growing strongly.
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AnalysisHow to drive growth in a tough market
They say tough times breed innovation and opportunity, and a look at the UK high street and online offer shows how retailers are driving growth in a difficult market.
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NewsM&S launches carbon neutral lingerie
Marks & Spencer has launched the high street’s first range of carbon neutral lingerie called Autograph Leaves.
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Bad news hammers store stocks yet again
General retail stocks had a poor week as a raft of bad news from non-food retailers brought home just how tough trading is.
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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