All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 152
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OpinionThe customer is always right…
Another week, another tale of fashion sector woe. More retailers took a battering in the headlines this week.
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M&S could double stock value if it focuses on cash, analyst claims
Marks & Spencer’s stock is languishing below the level of Sir Philip Green’s abortive 400p-a-share offer in 2004, but could it be worth 850p?
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NewsRose to offload stake in Lane Fox business
Sir Stuart Rose will attempt to diffuse the latest Marks Spencer boardroom fallout by selling his stake in Martha Lane Fox’s karaoke business Lucky Voice.
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M&S to make prices in India on par with UK
Marks & Spencer is to bring prices at its Indian stores in line with those in the UK, in an effort to seize share in one of the world’s biggest emerging markets.
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Opinion
Nose for a bargain
One out of every 10 – that’s the number of clothing items bought in Primark by UK shoppers over the past year, apparently.
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Rose lambasted over Lane Fox investment
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose has come under fire for investing in a business venture of one of M&S’s non-executive directors.
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Pension scheme attacks Rose's promotion
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has added its name to the list of critics unhappy at Sir Stuart Rose’s promotion to executive chairman.
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M&S in line for £3.5m cake-tax refund
Marks & Spencer is poised to receive a substantial VAT refund over a 13-and-a-half year legal battle over chocolate teacakes.
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Topshop and Topman set for record years
Young-fashion chains Topshop and Topman are on course for record years despite the savage downturn in the fashion market, owner Sir Philip Green revealed this week.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – April 4, 2008
Aside from a little small-arms fire, the guns have fallen silent this morning after yesterday’s attempt by Marks & Spencer to end its month-long war with City institutions.
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Opinion
Rose is in the driving seat
The problem with the row over Sir Stuart Rose’s elevation to executive chairman of Marks & Spencer is that there is no right answer.
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‘An exceptional step in exceptional circumstances’
Marks & Spencer acts to justify Rose’s promotion in wake of shareholder opposition
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M&S seeks compromise in Rose row
Marks & Spencer has suggested measures to defuse the bitter corporate governance row that erupted over the proposal to elevate boss Sir Stuart Rose to executive chairman.
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Private investors add voice to Rose’s role debate
A leading private shareholder organisation has added to concerns expressed by institutional investors about Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose’s proposed elevation to executive chairman.
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M&S to take majority stake in India joint venture
Marks & Spencer is poised to take majority control of a joint venture to be created imminently with Indian powerhouse Reliance Retail.
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AnalysisPower to the people
Everyone’s a potential critic online. So how can you harness their views for the good of your brand? Joanna Perry investigates
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M&S shareholder rejects fresh explanation over Rose's dual role
Marks & Spencer’s biggest shareholder has rejected a fresh explanation by the retailer about its decision to promote Sir Stuart Rose from chief executive to executive chairman.
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Marks & Spencer creates central European joint venture
Marks & Spencer has created a joint venture in central and Eastern Europe with its local franchise partner and will open 30 more shops there.
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M&S appoints Tanith Dodge to head HR
One of the best-known names in retail human resources, Tanith Dodge, has been appointed to head HR at Marks & Spencer.
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M&S store design boss leaves after 25 years
Marks & Spencer’s head of store design has left the retailer after more than 25 years, sparking fears it is putting the brakes on the completion of its store modernisation programme.