All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 42
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AnalysisAnalysis: What rocked retail in 2018?
Retail Week looks back at 2018 and reviews the pivotal events and themes that shook up the sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Return of the King is good news for M&S
However it trades over Christmas, Marks & Spencer should start the new year with some extra spring in its step.
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NewsMarks & Spencer appoints Sainsbury's saviour King to board
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is to join the board of Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director in the new year.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Which grocers will have a cracking Christmas?
So we’ve had all the ads, we’ve got through the Black Friday nonsense and now we hurtle headlong into the cup final that is the festive trading period.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How M&S’ virtual assistant drives sales
In the year since Marks & Spencer launched its online virtual assistant, its boss Steve Rowe has made big bets on technology and the transformative effect he believes it will have on his business.
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AnalysisThe future of food: Insects, Brexit and petri-dish burgers?
Climate change, shifting food trends and Brexit are putting the food supply chain under immense pressure. How can retailers keep Britain well fed?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who's won retail's Christmas ad battle?
The battle for the best Christmas ad is well and truly underway. Two advertising supremos sift the turkeys from the crackers.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – what retailers should expect this year
Black Friday has transformed UK retail in the run-up to Christmas in recent years.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Which Christmas ads are hitting the mark?
As John Lewis releases its much-awaited Christmas campaign, we debate which of this year’s crop of festive ads has hit the mark.
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OpinionOpinion: Purple Tuesday should prompt new store thinking
Purple Tuesday, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, took place today and was embraced by many retailers and the wider industry.
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NewsM&S, Next and John Lewis sign anti-slavery charter
Major fashion retailers including M&S, Next and John Lewis together with enforcement agencies have signed up to an anti-slavery charter.
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VideoWatch: M&S focuses on 'must haves' in festive fashion ad
Marks & Spencer has drafted in ambassadors Holly Willoughby and David Gandy to take centre stage in its clothing and home Christmas ad campaign.
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VideoM&S Food launches Christmas food campaign
M&S’ “biggest ever” Christmas food ad campaign will put product and value front and centre in an attempt to reach younger shoppers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How M&S is refashioning its clothing offer
Marks & Spencer’s clothing and home arm is a strong contender for being the most difficult business in UK retail to turn around.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: As rivals up their food game, so must M&S
Another day, another set of Marks & Spencer results that have more than a whiff of déjà vu.
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NewsMarks & Spencer boss Rowe pledges to churn store estate
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has signalled further changes to the retailer’s store estate as part of his turnaround programme.
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NewsM&S profits rise but sales continue to fall
Marks & Spencer profits have risen but sales fell as boss Steve Rowe vows to “leave no stone unturned” in his quest to transform the business.
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NewsM&S considered splitting food and fashion arms
Marks & Spencer looked into separating its food and apparel divisions but opted not to after deciding it would not create shareholder value.
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AnalysisOpinion: M&S is hard at work – but don't expect change just yet
Marks & Spencer’s results are something of a (not very good) inside joke among the rest of the industry.
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NewsBrexit to hit UK retailers’ profitability, warns Moody’s
British retailers’ profitability is likely to be held back by Brexit, according to research by credit ratings agency Moody’s.