All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 158
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Opinion
Slim pickings
London Fashion Week will begin in a fortnight and will be overshadowed, if not disgruntled, by the obligatory size zero debate.
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News
M&S suspends employee over leaked pay story
A Marks & Spencer head office employee who contacted the media regarding the retailer’s plans to cut redundancy pay for staff has been suspended.
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M&S drive highlights plastic bag success
Marks & Spencer is today launching an in-store ad campaign to highlight the success to date of its scheme to charge for plastic bags.
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M&S brings forward trading statement
Marks & Spencer has fuelled fears of a deeper downturn on the high street by bringing forward its next trading statement by a month.
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M&S benefits move triggers redundancy fears
Marks & Spencer is planning to cut redundancy benefits for its 60,000 staff, sparking fears of job losses.
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News
Wellcome Trust emerges as mystery M&S stakebuilder
The UK’s largest charity, The Wellcome Trust, has emerged as the mystery company that has been stakebuilding in Marks & Spencer.
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News
Leaver is front-runner to succeed Rose
Marks & Spencer head of international Carl Leaver has been given further responsibilities at the retailer, placing him as the front-runner to succeed Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive.
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News
Rose’s dual role under fire again
The backlash over Sir Stuart Rose’s dual role of chief executive and executive chairman at Marks & Spencer faces renewed opposition, this time from the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).
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News
M&S victorious in stolen laptop data protection row
Marks & Spencer has avoided a courtroom showdown and substantial fine after winning an appeal against the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data leak.
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News
M&S hails bag charging scheme a success
Marks & Spencer’s controversial 5p food carrier bag charge has resulted in an 80 per cent drop in the number of bags used since the scheme’s introduction in May.
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Opinion
What's Next?
Next could surprise the City when it updates on its second quarter performance next week.
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News
M&S slashes men's suit to £24
Marks & Spencer slashed the price of selected men’s suits yesterday to only 24 as it started its summer Sale.
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Opinion
Who’s the greendaddy?
At a gathering last week to celebrate the significant anniversary of a leading store design company, a very senior retailer remarked that he was environmentally aware because having a driver to ferry him around meant he was car-sharing and therefore green.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 11, 2008
A domineering leader with no regard for corporate governance, a business recording a terrible performance, confusion about plans for the chairmanship… no, not M&S, but Sports Direct.
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Analysis
Ground control: How Marks & Spencer ensures fair trade really is fair
It’s easy to talk a good game on conditions in the supply chain, but how can you ensure it works in practice? Katie Kilgallen finds out how Marks & Spencer ensures fair trade really is fair
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News
Rose reigns as shareholders back promotion to chairman
Marks & Spencer shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of electing chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to the position of executive chairman at Wednesday’s AGM.
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Opinion
Marks is no Primark – nor should it be
Sir Stuart Rose may have found himself in the unusual position of whispering a prayer of thanks to Primark today.
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News
Lots of sandwiches and a few spats: M&S AGM sketch
They came, they ate his sandwiches and they voted for him.
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NewsM&S to up PoS security with system roll-out
Marks Spencer is to introduce a new IT security system at the point of sale (PoS).
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News
Waitrose hiring signals convenience push
Waitrose is understood to have hired a head of convenience as it gears up to take on the likes of Sainsbury’s Local and M&S Simply Food.