All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 132
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NewsDixons, Home Retail and HMV among most at risk from snow disruption
Electricals group Dixons, Argos-owner Home Retail Group and entertainment specialist HMV are among the retailers most likely to be affected by snow and icy conditions broker Numis believes.
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AnalysisMore or less?
A well-known and high profile individual, who at one time used to steer the ship at Boots, once referred to point of purchase as “the rubbish in the roof” and within limits there is some justification for the view.
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AnalysisThe right tool for the job
Retailers have been striving for sustainability when building stores, but have done little about what goes into a shop. Now the Building Research Establishment has created a tool aimed at putting this right.
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NewsChristmas on ice
High street could benefit at the expense of out-of-town shops if the bad weather continues
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NewsM&S to open first store in Egypt and third in China
Marks & Spencer took a step forward with international expansion yesterday, when its first store in Egypt and third in China were scheduled to open.
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NewsM&S hit online by Amazon site failure
Amazon and Marks & Spencer’s websites were taken offline on Sunday night during the key Christmas trading period amid ongoing cyber threats by pro-Wikileaks saboteurs Anonymous.
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AnalysisIt’s almost Christmas......Anybody really care?
Glance at this year’s seasonal displays and with a few exceptions, it’s hard to be enthusiastic. John Ryan walks the West End with visual merchandising expert Peter Cross to get a feel of what’s on offer
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Opinion
SPONSOR POST: Amazon Outage Aftershocks
As of just a little after 21:15 GMT on December 12th all domains hosted at Amazon’s Ireland data centre suffered about half an hour of downtime.
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NewsScottish minister attacks retailers over delivery problems
The Scottish government’s new transport minister Keith Brown has attacked big retailers for their decision to suspend home deliveries in Scotland because of the freezing weather.
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NewsBangladeshi textile workers clash with police over pay
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers have clashed with police over the failure of factories to implement a new, higher minimum wage.
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NewsMarks & Spencer extends Christmas opening hours at 200 shops
Marks & Spencer will extend opening hours until 10pm or later at 200 stores during Christmas week.
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AnalysisPassing on the VAT increase
With VAT set to rise retailers will struggle to absorb the increase, especially as other costs are rising. Some are already putting prices up to make January’s change less noticeable, Nicola Harrison discovers
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AnalysisBoxing Day trading
With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday this year, trading hours will be shorter. What impact will this have on retailers in-store and online?
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AnalysisJingle all the way
Festive ad season is here again, but with budgets tighter than ever has this year’s campaign money been well spent? Charlotte Hardie finds out
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Waitrose gain food sales, Nielsen reports
Marks & Spencer and Waitrose both gained food market share their sales value growth has outpaced leading grocers, the latest data from market analyst Nielsen showed.
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AnalysisGet online returns right
Retailers need to be at the top of their game when handling returns to offer piece of mind to online shoppers. Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisRail distribution
In an attempt to drive sustainability some retailers are switching their distribution from road to rail. But how effective is the switch?
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NewsAll-party group pledges to make MPs aware of retail’s importance
The new co-chairs of the All-Party Retail Group (APRG) have said there is a lack of awareness of retail in parliament and pledged to raise the profile of the sector among MPs.
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NewsMobile to be 30% of sales in 3 years, says Asos boss
Etailers are gearing up for a surge in mobile commerce with Asos chief executive Nick Robertson predicting 20% to 30% of all transactions will be made from smartphones within the next three years.
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OpinionDifferentiation will be key in 2011
It’s that time of year for peeping over the parapet to stare at the new year.The trouble with predictions is that so often the reality turns out to be much wilder than the forecasts.