All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 21
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Opinion‘Refusal to allow M&S to modernise Marble Arch will further diminish West End’s appeal’
Retail businesses, shops and the locations where they trade cannot be preserved in aspic. But that is what opponents of Marks & Spencer’s plans to redevelop its flagship Marble Arch store seem to want.
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AnalysisWinning the war for talent: How to attract and retain the workforce of the future
With staff shortages widespread across the sector, the Great Resignation far from over and the cost-of-living crisis only just beginning to play out, retail has reached an inflection point when it comes to its workforce.
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NewsM&S ‘bewildered and disappointed’ by Gove’s Marble Arch intervention
Marks & Spencer has reacted angrily to Michael Gove’s decision to call in the planned redevelopment of its flagship Marble Arch premises.
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NewsMarks & Spencer appoints new food boss
Marks & Spencer has appointed a new managing director of its food division, following former grocery boss Stuart Machin’s promotion to become chief executive.
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NewsPlatinum jubilee drives footfall bounce as grocers report strong trading
The extended platinum jubilee bank holiday was a boon for retail footfall, as some grocers reported strong sales in alcohol and commemorative food products despite the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsMarks & Spencer trials refillable home-care products
Marks & Spencer has extended its ‘fill your own’ food concept to cleaning and laundry products.
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NewsM&S strikes healthy eating sponsorship deal with national football associations
Marks & Spencer has joined forces with the four UK home nations’ football associations to promote healthier eating.
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AnalysisThe state of fashion: Where do rising costs and returns leave the sector?
Fashion retailers might have been benefiting from the return to the office – and the revival of events such as festivals and weddings – but many businesses have flagged ongoing headwinds that are likely to dampen progress.
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Opinion‘No bombast or self-proclaiming, but Steve Rowe leaves M&S transformed’
As Steve Rowe bowed out this week as Marks & Spencer chief executive, he left a business in one respect as he found it – in the midst of radical change.
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NewsM&S ‘fundamentally changed’ as full-year profits climb and sales rise
Marks & Spencer has recorded a strong uplift in full-year profits bolstered by sales increases across both clothing and food, as outgoing chief executive Steve Rowe says the business has “the opportunity for substantial further growth”.
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NewsOnline sales tax will ‘damage shops and high streets’, Marks & Spencer warns
Marks & Spencer has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak setting out its opposition to an online sales tax.
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NewsM&S chair Norman warns on food prices and Ireland Brexit red tape
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has signalled the likelihood of higher food prices later this year and lambasted “pointless” rules affecting business in Ireland following Brexit.
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NewsM&S appoints international retail director and gears up for growth in India
Marks & Spencer has promoted James Munson as international retail director as it plans to build operations in India, which is seen as a key growth market.
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AnalysisDeep dive: Room for one more – are co-CEOs the future of retail leadership?
When it comes to leadership, are two heads really better than one? Marks & Spencer seems to think so. Retail Week explores the trend for co-chief executives in retail.
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OpinionM&S executive: ‘Oxford Street must innovate to avoid becoming a mishmash of poor, idle shopping space’
Marks & Spencer’s modernisation of its flagship Marble Arch store will help restore the glory of West End shopping and bring big sustainability benefits, maintains M&S group property, store development and technology director Sacha Berendji
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NewsJohn Lewis launches tech recruitment drive to ramp up digital capabilities
John Lewis Partnership, the owner of the Waitrose grocery business as well as the eponymous department store group, has unveiled a tech talent recruitment drive.
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GalleryStore gallery: M&S’ Stevenage superstore with wine tasting, fill-your-own and Scan & Shop
Marks & Spencer has opened a new concept superstore in Stevenage.
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NewsHolland & Barrett hires former M&S product director
Holland & Barrett has appointed former Marks & Spencer product director April Preston as its new global product director.
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NewsGove hits pause button on M&S Marble Arch redevelopment plans
Communities secretary Michael Gove is expected to order a pause on Marks & Spencer’s plans to knock down its Marble Arch flagship so the plan can be scrutinised further.
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InterviewInterview: Mike Yorwerth – the tech chief putting digital Sparks into M&S
When Mike Yorwerth joined Marks & Spencer at the start of last year, the retailer had made a definitive switch towards a digital-first model after the Covid pandemic sparked a shopping shift online.