All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 126
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AnalysisHow online is changing the outlet model
EBay has made clear its ambitions for its online fashion outlet store. What does that mean for physical outlet centres? Mark Faithfull reports
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AnalysisCan workers provide a big break for WHSmith?
The retailer - more used to operating in railway stations - believes the workplace could prove to be an untapped source of growth. George MacDonald examines the venture’s potential
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
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NewsRose: internet will be Marks & Spencer's international launchpad
The web will be an “advance guard” into new markets for Marks & Spencer, chairman Sir Stuart Rose told the World Retail Congress in Berlin this morning.
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NewsM&S launches disposable chocolate box
Marks & Spencer is introducing new packaging for its Swiss Chocolate Collection that can be thrown away on a compost heap or dissolved in water.
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AnalysisThe art of being chosen
What makes some retailers successful while others fail? Respected retail marketer Martin Butler’s new book asked retail’s biggest names to find out
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AnalysisCanary Wharf: Shopping for suits comes of age
Canary Wharf faces fresh challenges from two new developments, but as Tim Danaher discovers, its shopper base remains unique.
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NewsM&S launches electricals recycling service
Marks & Spencer has today launched a service which allows customers to recycle unwanted electrical items in exchange for M&S vouchers.
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NewsRetailers back coalition's public spending cuts
Senior retailers are backing the coalition’s public spending cuts saying that anything less would result in £100bn of additional debt, a rise in interest rates and further tax rises.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to hire 20,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is hiring 20,000 seasonal staff as the crucial Christmas trading season gets under way.
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OpinionHistory repeating itself at M&S
Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose could be forgiven for feeling he is experiencing a bittersweet groundhog day.
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AnalysisQuality takes upper hand in value battle
Customers are redefining value and ‘returning to quality’. So what does the future hold for discount retailers?
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NewsRecord levels of promotions fail to lift grocery sales
Grocers sold a record amount of goods on promotion in the four weeks to October 2 as supermarkets bring forward deals on Christmas-related products.
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AnalysisUnited we stand
When JJB Sports lost its battle earlier this summer to de-recognise the GMB union that represents staff at its Wigan warehouse, the case illustrated the conflict-ridden relationships that some retailers continue to have with unions.
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NewsAsia and Fresh & Easy give Tesco a little help
Food retail stocks lagged both their general retail peers and the market as a whole again despite a robust set of half-year results from Tesco.
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NewsM&S UK like-for-likes climb 5.3%
Marks & Spencer has said customers are “returning to quality” as it reported like-for-like UK sales up 5.3% in its second quarter.
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AnalysisSustainability: The Start line
Retailers taking part in a sustainability summit say there are many areas where they should work together rather than compete. Joanna Perry reports
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AnalysisThe price is light?
Lighting technology continues to push forward, with LEDs revolutionising interior options. But does investing in technical innovation produce a measurable sales uplift and payback return, and when is the right time to spend capital? Mark Faithfull investigates
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AnalysisWhat stops FDs getting the top retail jobs?
When it comes to the top spot in retail businesses FDs are often passed over, but is the ‘numbers man’ stereotype unfair?
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NewsSluggish growth puts brokers off their food
Food retailers’ shares looked far from scrumptious ahead of Tesco’s interim results next Tuesday and Sainsbury’s second-quarter update a day later.