All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 107
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OpinionRetailers must do their research before international expansion
Recently I returned from a trip to China where I visited Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing developing an advisory package for retailers looking at expansion opportunities in the increasingly competitive Chinese market.
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OpinionHow is the Eurozone crisis affecting UK retail?
As well as domestic austerity UK retailers will have to deal with fallout from the continent and the impact it is having on consumer sentiment.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches 'world's most sustainable suit'
Marks & Spencer has revealed what it has termed the “world’s most sustainable suit” as part of the retailer’s Plan A ethical business strategy.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose becomes Blue Inc chairman
Former Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has made a return to the high street by joining growing fashion chain Blue Inc as chairman.
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AnalysisOutsourcing: Is it right for your business?
Retail is about selling products, so outsourcing non-core business functions can make sense for retailers. Anna Richardson Taylor examines the issue.
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NewsGovernment Global Olympic summit to showcase UK retail
The Government is organising a global summit over the Olympic period to showcase the best in class of British retailing to the world.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: New Look, Kelly Brook
New Look is the latest retailer to use augmented reality in an advertising campaign, as consumers warm to the technology and awareness of it grows.
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OpinionSainsbury’s wins the battle but war goes on
Tesco and Sainsbury’s reporting of quarterly results within days of each other adds to the image of two heavyweights going head to head in the arena.
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AnalysisRetailers’ banks: What do consumers need to know?
By opening a fully fledged, 50-branch bank, Marks & Spencer is relying on the power of its brand – and venturing where Sir Stuart Rose feared to tread.
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NewsMorrisons raids M&S for new mobile boss
Morrisons has raided Marks & Spencer’s for its digital lead Sienne Veit.
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Retail theft and fraud up 10%
Theft and fraud rose by 10% last year costing UK retailers £3.4 billion, a new study has found.
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AnalysisThe changing face of fashion retail
Fashion has come a long way in 20 years, as the rise of online and Asian manufacturing drove significant change. Rebecca Thomson charts the trends that have changed the sector.
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NewsPark Group reports leap in pre-tax profit
Park Group has recorded a 23% leap in pre-tax profit to £8.6m in the last year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to create 500 jobs as it launches bank
Marks & Spencer is to create 500 jobs by the end of next year as it opens 50 banks in its stores within two years.
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NewsNew Look and Asos deploy augmented reality campaigns
Fashion specialists New Look and Asos have become the latest to deploy augmented reality to engage consumers as the technology becomes increasingly popular among retailers.
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OpinionComment: Why M&S is moving into banking
Do you like your bank? Perhaps not very much. The financial services industry suffers from a poor image, cemented by its role in the ongoing economic crisis.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open chain of banks
Marks & Spencer is to shake up the financial services industry with the launch of its own bank.
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NewsBolland and King take bonus cut
Retail supremos Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland and Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King both took bonus cuts in the last financial year as executive pay in the sector comes under scrutiny.
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NewsM&S is first major retailer to become carbon neutral
Marks & Spencer has today confirmed it is the first carbon neutral major retailer.