All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 53
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Opinion
Opinion: Ted Baker bucks the trend as diversity drives sales
Ted Baker boss Ray Kelvin was a star turn at this year’s Retail Week Live and his business is maintaining its leading position in fashion.
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Analysis
Infographic: More BHS revelations, plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, October 14, 2016: Former BHS chief executive Darren Topp on Arcadia’s payments to head-office employees.
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Analysis
Analysis: Four ways M&S could improve its in-store experience
A better shopper experience might make Marks & Spencer store closures less likely.
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Analysis
Infographic: John Lewis MD's departure, plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, October 7, 2016: John Lewis boss Andy Street on his departure to run for Mayor of the West Midlands.
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News
People moves: John Lewis and M&S’s big exits and all the September moves
John Lewis loses MD Andy Street to his political ambitions, and Laura Wade-Gery decides not to return to M&S in a month of surprises.
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Analysis
Analysis: Should Marks & Spencer take the axe to its store estate?
New boss Steve Rowe is about to tackle one of the biggest problems in the hardest job in retail – Marks & Spencer’s store estate.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb on Andy Street’s John Lewis legacy – sales good, profits bad?
Andy Street has been a brilliant and energetic leader of the John Lewis Partnership, but how strong will his legacy be?
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News
Retail diary: Homebase sensorship, and M&S’s breast cancer campaign
Homebase sensors its customers, shoppers get inventive with plastic bag replacements and M&S launches a breast cancer campaign.
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News
Marks & Spencer pens deal to supply food to British Airways
Marks & Spencer has penned a supply deal with British Airways after the airline unveiled plans to charge economy class passengers for food.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can struggling fashion retailers weather the storm?
This year has not been kind to fashion retailers with unpredictable weather, trading uncertainty and discount-addicted customers hitting performance.
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News
Marks & Spencer sales dive as market share takes a hit
Marks & Spencer has suffered the biggest loss of market share of any fashion retailer, despite turnaround efforts from new boss Steve Rowe.
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News
Agenda: Sainsbury's, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Sainsbury’s, Boohoo, Moss Bros and MySale all on the agenda.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why retailers need to create better jobs – and how they can do it
Retail is rightly proud of its meritocratic employment and promotion track-record, but a new approach is needed in changing times.
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News
M&S staff that reject pay changes could lose jobs, says MP
MP Siobhain McDonagh claims that leaked documents from Mark & Spencer indicate the retailer could cut staff that reject a pay deal.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, N Brown, Co-op and Morrisons
Retail news round-up: M&S could axe jobs if employees reject pay deal, says MP; N Brown faces up to £8m costs and Co-op’s boosts online loyalty
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News
Sainsbury’s execs appointed commercial bosses following Argos acquisition
Sainsbury’s online director and head of clothing will helm commercial strategy across Sainsbury’s and Argos following the merger.
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Opinion
Opinion: Motorway service stations go the extra mile for food
One area of UK retailing that could arguably do with a shot in the arm is the humble motorway service area, or MSA for short.
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Gallery
Marks & Spencer pilots in-store click-and-collect lockers
Marks & Spencer is testing in-store lockers in an effort to further tap into the trend for click-and-collect and lure customers into its shops.
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Analysis
Infographic: M&S's Wade-Gery on her exit, plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, September 16, 2016: Marks & Spencer’s multichannel director decides not to return from maternity leave
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Video
Retail Week Buzz: House of Fraser's David Walmsley on personalisation
House of Fraser’s new chief customer officer David Walmsley discusses the future of the department store and what he learned from M&S.