All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 4
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NewsBosses of M&S and Asda slam Labour’s healthy eating proposals
Both the bosses of M&S and Asda have criticised Labour’s proposals to force supermarkets to reduce the calories in customers’ baskets or potentially face fines.
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NewsMarks & Spencer ramps up store rotation programme and aims to put cyber attack behind it
Marks & Spencer is to accelerate its store rotation as it seeks to bring its best store formats and range to more shoppers, and expects to be trading online again within a few week following April’s cyber hack.
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NewsMarks & Spencer appoints new food marketing director
Marks & Spencer has named a new marketing director for its strongly performing food division, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisIf H&M is sneezing, does the rest of mid-market fashion have a summer cold?
After reporting a decline in operating profits in its first half, do the struggles of fashion giant H&M reflect a deeper malaise in UK mid-market fashion?
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NewsM&S rivals enjoyed ecommerce sales boost during cyber-attack blackout
Marks & Spencer’s online sales slumped as it was forced to close its website due to the effects of the cyber attack, which gave opportunity to rivals like Next, Zara and H&M.
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NewsMarks & Spencer restores third-party brands to website as cyber-attack recovery continues
Marks & Spencer has begun selling third-party brands on its website again as it rebuilds online operations in the wake of a damaging cyber-hack.
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NewsMarks & Spencer tech supplier says systems not compromised in cyber attack
Technology giant Tata Consultancy Services, a top partner of Marks & Spencer, has said that its systems were not breached as part of a high-profile hack of the retailer.
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DataData: Six retailers that can afford to raise prices – and four that can’t
If you were to increase your prices overnight, how might your customers react? Thanks to data from Kantar’s Pricing Power division, Retail Week can reveal what the consequences for 10 retailers could be if they were to do just that
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NewsMarks & Spencer locks down school uniform prices
Marks & Spencer has kept the lid on school uniform prices for the fifth year in a row.
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NewsJohn Lewis names former M&S director as new chief customer officer
Department store group John Lewis has turned to Marks & Spencer to recruit a new chief customer officer.
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Chart of the WeekJust one in four UK retailers feels highly prepared for cyber incidents
A wave of attacks faced by the British retail sector this spring demonstrated how important it was for brands to tighten their cybersecurity strategies, but new research shows that just one in four retailers feels highly prepared to deal with a major cyber incident
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NewsM&S resumes online trading following cyber attack
Marks & Spencer has started trading online again after weeks of disruption since it was hacked by cybercriminals.
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NewsM&S CEO Stuart Machin sees pay reach £7m pre cyber attack
The chief executive’s pay package increased by nearly 40% in the last financial year, according to the retailer’s latest annual report.
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Chart of the WeekGrocery price inflation hits highest level since early 2024
Kantar figures showed grocery prices went up by 4.1% year on year in the four weeks to May 18, the highest increase since February 2024
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NewsMarks & Spencer appoints new retail director
Marks & Spencer has hired a new retail director, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMarks & Spencer secures former Homebase sites for new food stores
Marks & Spencer has secured 12 former Homebase sites to open new food stores across England.
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Opinion‘In wake of the M&S attack, let’s keep talking about cyber risk, resilience and solutions’
Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Machin revealed this week how much he valued the support and advice of other bosses who had also been targeted by cyber criminals. Such attacks are now all too common now, so let’s ensure the issue remains high on retail’s agenda, says Retail Week editor-in-chief Charlotte Hardie
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NewsM&S site back online after maintenance shutdown
Marks & Spencer’s website is back online after the BBC reported a service outage on Wednesday evening.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer boss Machin on cyber attack experience, lessons and action
M&S has just reported a stellar year but hit turbulence after being targeted by cyber-criminals. Chief executive Stuart Machin explains what happened and how he aims to turn disruption to opportunity
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NewsMarks & Spencer in ‘best financial health for 30 years’ but cyber attack cost bites deep
While M&S reported its highest profits in over 15 years, it has also revealed the true cost of the cyber attack which continues to wreak havoc on the retailer.