All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 146
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Waitrose boss vows to trump M&S food sales
Waitrose boss Mark Price has thrown down the gauntlet to Marks & Spencer, vowing to overtake Sir Stuart Rose’s food business in terms of sales this year.
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Marks & Spencer Dress for Less campaign to push fashion value
Marks & Spencer is mounting a high-profile marketing campaign to reinforce its value credentials among frugal shoppers keeping a tight eye on spending during the recession.
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Analysis
21 years of Marks & Spencer
From sky-high success to the depths of difficulty, from renaissance to renewed tumult, the 21 years of Retail Week’s life have been a rollercoaster ride for Marks & Spencer.Back in 1988 the retailer was doing what it had become famous for – clothing and feeding Britain. It was doing it ...
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Video: Martha Lane Fox at the Retail Week E-Commerce Summit
Retailers gathered at the Retail Week E-commerce Summit in London on Tuesday to hear Martha Lane Fox discussing the e-commerce lessons she has learnt since the early days of Lastminute.com back in the late 1990s.
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OpinionVideo and mobile will be must-haves for online retail
At yesterday’s Retail Week E-commerce Summit, Martha Lane Fox spoke enthusiastically about the role technology can play in a retail business.
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Asda reshuffles top management team
Asda retail director Andy Clarke has been promoted to chief operating officer as the grocer restructures its senior management team.
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M&S opens archives for 125th birthday
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th anniversary by exhibiting its treasured company archive to the public in partnership with the University of Leeds.
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Marks & Spencer admits mistakes in Shanghai
Marks & Spencer has conceded it made several “basic shopkeeping” mistakes when it opened its first store in mainland China.
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Marks & Spencer plans exhibition for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is to showcase highlights of its history at the University of Leeds as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
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Iceland continues to record strong sales growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland recorded year-on-year sales growth of 16 per cent in the 12 weeks to January 26, according to new market research data.
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Tunbridge Wells and Ealing schemes given green light
Plans have been given the go-ahead for two developments in the Southeast.
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Westfield retailers unite in outrage at service charges
The dispute over service charges at Westfield London has escalated as more retailers join the fight against the landlords’ demands.
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M&S adopts in-store outlet model in value hotspots
Marks & Spencer is to open outlet shop-in-shops in some of its high street stores in a departure from its traditional practice.
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Marks & Spencer to roll out SAP Retail with help from IBM
Marks & Spencer is to introduce a set of applications from SAP Retail to its business to reduce costs and improve operating efficiencies.
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Retail Trust raises over £1m
Retailers came out in force last night to lend their support to retail charity The Retail Trust and raise nearly 1.1m at its glitzy London ball.
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AnalysisRetail staffing: Power to the People
Backing UK Retail isn’t just about the role the industry plays in the economy – it’s about the part it plays in communities too. Charlotte Hardie asks how store jobs have helped local people
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Flurry of interest for Marks & Spencer stores
Marks & Spencer has received a flurry of interest from retailers wanting to take over the stores it has earmarked for disposal.
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Short selling on retail stock doubles
Short selling positions on retail shares have almost doubled between November and January, as investors bet on further misery for the sector.
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Marks & Spencer extends services tie-up for EPoS roll-out
Marks & Spencer is working with Computacenter to improve the time it takes to get new IT systems up and running.
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Opinion
M&S was right to spend on stores
There was a time, not very long ago, when Marks & Spencer store interiors were frequently described as “Stalinist”. The inference was that while the stock might have been OK, the store design department had been virtually non-existent and the shops had been preserved in aspic from some point in ...