All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 46
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NewsM&S Food launches 'biggest ever' social media campaign
Marks & Spencer has kicked off its new digital food campaign, drafting in celebrities Amanda Holden, Rochelle Humes, Paddy McGuinness and Emma Willis.
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NewsM&S poaches Loblaw exec to bolster digital prowess
Marks & Spencer has snapped up Loblaw’s digital boss Jeremy Pee for the newly created role of chief digital and data officer.
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams. What's in a name? Not much.
Looking at the history of the Marks & Spencer logo since the 1930s reveals that there have been seven logo changes in the last 90 years, but that three of these have taken place since the turn of the millennium.
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OpinionAstronomic investment needed to fix retail black holes
There is still no substitute for store visits if you want to see reality rather than the ‘fake news’ emanating from the boardroom and the PR department.
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NewsCo-op sales soar as hot weather boosts grocery
The Co-op achieved its best sales growth in almost seven years as grocers generally benefited from the summer heatwave.
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NewsM&S partners with True to ramp up tech focus
Marks & Spencer has partnered with retail and consumer tech investment firm True to enhance its digital innovation capabilities.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S chief Rowe is right to bet big on data
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has acted swiftly as he seeks to pivot the retailer to a digital-first business.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S data school for bright sparks
Patrick Blower’s take on Marks & Spencer’s plan to create “the world’s first retail data academy” to train more than 1,000 staff.
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NewsM&S launches world’s first retail data academy
Marks & Spencer has teamed up with technology education specialist Decoded to create “the world’s first retail data academy”, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsM&S unveils start-up investment venture
Marks & Spencer has struck a joint venture to discover and develop start-ups in its latest initiative to build its digital operations.
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NewsM&S ramps up digital transformation with Octopus deal
Marks & Spencer has joined forces with Octopus Energy to revamp its energy supply business as part of its wider digital transformation plan.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to axe 350 store management roles
Marks & Spencer is planning a fresh wave of more than 350 job cuts in a drive to simplify its store management teams.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Can M&S prove its ‘right to exist’?
M&S chairman Archie Norman warned that the business does not have a “God-given right to exist”. How can M&S prove its worth?
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses face shareholder shootout
Patrick Blower’s take on Gareth-Southgate-waistcoat-supplier Marks & Spencer’s AGM, which took place at Wembley Stadium this week
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learned from the M&S AGM
Marks & Spencer’s AGM took place at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, as chairman Archie Norman addressed the retailer’s shareholders en masse for the first time.
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NewsAgenda: M&S, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Marks & Spencer, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry all on the agenda.
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OpinionJohn Roberts: Complacency has killed high street jobs
The death of the high street is a much-used term, but some bricks-and-mortar retailers are starting to pay the price for not inventing their own future.
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NewsBe Inspired: 20% of women quit over flexible working
Retailers need to create more flexible conditions for working mothers to stop losing talented employees, sector leaders have warned.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must wake up and smell the coffee on values
Having won approval for one of the most controversial CVAs of recent times, it’s now up to House of Fraser to create value from the restructuring.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Big Tech partnerships reboot retail?
Where once a retail deal might have meant a merger or acquisition, the focus now is increasingly on partnerships – especially with technology companies.