All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 12
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NewsMarks & Spencer speeds up store churn programme
Marks & Spencer is to accelerate its churn of space, including store closures, as part of a ‘reshape for growth’ strategy.
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NewsMarks & Spencer bolsters Sparks loyalty scheme with credit account
Marks & Spencer has added a customer credit facility to its Sparks loyalty programme as part of efforts to offer members a “more personalised and digitally driven customer experience”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer strikes deals with Mamas & Papas and Applegreen
Marks & Spencer has launched tie-ups with nursery specialist Mamas & Papas and Irish forecourts business Applegreen.
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NewsMorrisons’ Trevor Strain in frame for top M&S role
Morrisons’ departing chief operating officer Trevor Strain is a leading contender to take on an executive role at Marks & Spencer, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils £15m cost-of-living support for staff
Marks & Spencer has launched a £15m support package for employees to help them through the cost-of-living crunch.
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NewsOcado Retail promotes Hannah Gibson as new chief executive
Ocado Retail has named Hannah Gibson as its new chief executive, replacing Mel Smith.
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NewsMarks & Spencer details Oxford Street redevelopment plans as inquiry date set
Marks & Spencer has elaborated on the public realm and sustainability benefits of the proposed redevelopment of its flagship Oxford Street store ahead of an inquiry into the proposals.
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AnalysisPM for a day: What M&S, Co-op and AO’s leaders would do in the top job
As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss challenge each other for leadership of the Conservative Party and the country, all eyes are on them for solutions to pressing problems such as the cost-of-living crisis.
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Opinion'Shopify got its online gamble wrong – now the pureplays must spread their bets'
Ecommerce giant Shopify’s decision last month to axe 10% of its workforce turned received retail wisdom firmly on its head.
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NewsM&S extends Football Association deal as tailor for men’s and women’s England teams
Marks & Spencer has struck a new deal with the Football Association (FA) to become the official tailor for both the men’s and women’s England teams.
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NewsM&S prepares for battle with heritage groups over Marble Arch redevelopment
A group of campaigners has launched crowd-funding to argue against M&S’ Marble Arch redevelopment plans.
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NewsM&S buys logistics provider Gist for £145m to accelerate transformation
Marks & Spencer has purchased logistics provider Gist as it bids to take control of its end-to-end food supply chain
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NewsOcado losses widen as retail sales slide in ‘challenging’ market
Ocado has suffered widening half-year losses as sales made through its retail business slipped in what it called a “challenging” UK market.
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NewsMarks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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NewsMarks & Spencer removes best before dates to crack down on food waste
Marks & Spencer is to remove best before dates from hundreds of fruit and veg lines in a bid to slash food waste in its stores and customers’ homes.
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NewsM&S defends Rowe bonus in face of significant investor revolt
Marks & Spencer has defended its stance on director remuneration – including that of departing chief executive Steve Rowe – after a substantial proportion of investors opposed the package.
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DataData: Value is top concern for families amid cost-of-living crisis, M&S survey reveals
A survey by Marks & Spencer has found that financial worries are top of consumers’ concerns this summer.
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Opinion‘How can you plan three years ahead in today’s topsy-turvy retail world?’
Retailers are now better able to respond rapidly and with more confidence to volatile conditions, says search specialist Clarity managing partner Fran Minogue.
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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.