All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 43
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NewsA sterling silver lining for retail in pound’s fall
The depreciation of the pound hit many retailers where it hurts in terms of sourcing costs – but there’s an upside in the form of bargain hungry tourists.
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NewsM&S hires ex-Morrisons exec Mowat for key ops role
Marks & Spencer has hired former Morrisons executive Gordon Mowat as director for clothing and home supply chain, logistics and planning.
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OpinionKeynote: Generation rent and what it means for retail
In a world of millennials, boomerang children and generation rent, should retailers be doing more to meet the shopping needs of younger consumers?
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NewsRevolving doors at Topshop and Sainsbury’s Argos
It’s all change at the top for two of the UK’s biggest retailers today as Sir Philip Green appoints a new boss for Topshop and Bertrand Bodson leaves Sainsbury’s Argos.
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OpinionOpinion: McDonald’s lessons on Brexit and retail
The latest canard from Brexit Secretary David Davis is that the fear of any of the other 27 countries following the UK’s suit and leaving the EU is “without foundation”.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Amazon, M&S, Sports Direct and Game
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the past week including Amazon Prime Day, M&S’ results and Sports Direct’s latest moves.
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DataData: When will M&S’ clothing strategy pay off?
M&S’ poor clothing and home sales are a well-known tale of woe, with positive quarters a rare cause for celebration.
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NewsToday in retail: A tale of two discounters
The varied fortunes of value retailers were brought into stark relief today by Store Twenty One and Aldi.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: M&S – food bad, clothing good?
The City is used to M&S delivering good food sales growth and bad clothing trading, so today’s first-quarter update threw a spanner in the works.
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NewsM&S boss Rowe downplays food like-for-like drop
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe has downplayed the significance of the like-for-like dip in its grocery sales during the first quarter of the year.
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NewsM&S stems fashion decline as full-price sales spike
Marks & Spencer has stemmed the rate of sales decline in its crucial fashion division and hailed further growth in full-price sales.
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AnalysisRetail diary: Sainsbury’s 15, Rafael Nadal love
Percy is as happy as a pig in M&S for his 25th birthday, Rafa Nadal has an unexpected item in the bagging area, and Hammerson helps men watch sports and shop simultaneously.
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DataData: The 20 most trusted retailers in the UK
In a fiercely competitive retail market, understanding consumers, creating loyalty and gaining their trust has arguably never been more important.
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NewsAgenda: Marks & Spencer, Burberry, Eve and Asos update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Marks & Spencer, Eve and Asos on the agenda.
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OpinionOpinion: As Game loses a life, is M&S starting afresh?
Since Game floated at the bottom of its price range in 2014, the speciality retailer has faced one obstacle after another.
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NewsMove of the week: Stuart Machin joins Steinhoff
Almost a decade after leaving the UK to work in Australia, Stuart Machin is back, joining Steinhoff to run its UK retail home and housewares division.
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DataExclusive: Third of shoppers now Amazon Prime members
Amazon’s Prime subscription service is now used by a third of UK adults, exclusive research for Retail Week has revealed.
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DataData: Supermarkets get summer ‘shot in the arm’
The grocers enjoyed their steepest rise in sales in four years this month as the June heatwave drove revenues.
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NewsRetailers could end fixed prices within five years
Set product prices could disappear from shelf edges within five years as electronic price technology is adopted.
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco heeds Pennycook’s rallying cry
It is all too easy to blame the likes of Sir Philip Green and Mike Ashley for retail’s image problem.