All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 126
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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.
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NewsM&S experiments with standalone beauty shop
Marks & Spencer has opened an experimental standalone beauty store in Mumbai with Indian partner Reliance.
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NewsM&S reaches 1.2m unique visitors with mobile-optimised site
Marks & Spencer has begun to realise the success of its mobile-optimised website, having received 1.2m unique visitors since its launch less than five months ago.
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AnalysisM&S: Modernisation & Simplification
The supply chain is crucial to Marks & Spencer’s 2020 business improvement. George MacDonald finds out how it is progressing
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AnalysisLetting the tills ring out
Getting store operations right at Christmas is vital to a successful festive trading period. Liz Morrell looks at the five big issues facing retailers this year
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NewsSolid updates ensure retail shares pick up
Store shares shifted off the shelf last week as a raft of decent updates - albeit with the usual caveats about prospects - left investors wondering whether retailers had been oversold.
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Analysis
Promoted to death?
As retailers rely more and more on promotions it seems customers are less willing to pay full price. Is it too late to turn the tide, asks George MacDonald
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AnalysisComing from all directions
The supply chain is one area of any retailer’s business that has had to rise to the challenge of improving its efficiency during the recession.
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NewsRetailers start raising prices ahead of VAT increase
Retailers are beginning to put up prices before the rise in VAT in January as they prepare for significant inflation next year.
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NewsFashion retailers more positive as sector lifts
General retailers held their own in the run-up to Wednesday’s results from fashion groups French Connection and Next, which both made bullish noises about performance.
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AnalysisThe Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree
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NewsMarks & Spencer director slams retailer’s eco kettles
A Marks & Spencer director has joked that the retailer’s eco kettles are “bug ugly” and said he feared his cleaner could accidentally leave it on and burn his house down.