All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 59
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NewsAgenda: M&S update and Moss Bros and Card Factory reveal full-year results
Retail Week looks to next week with updates from M&S and Topps Tiles and full-year figures from Moss Bros and Card Factory on the agenda.
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NewsMarks & Spencer’s new chief executive Rowe to succeed Bolland this weekend
Marks & Spencer formally changes the guard when chief executive Marc Bolland hands over the reins to Steve Rowe on April 2.
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VideoWatch: Is virtual reality about to revolutionise the retail industry?
As the Oculus Rift goes on sale to consumers this week, we look at which retailers are using virtual reality to change how consumers shop.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can adapt to a ‘peak stuff’ consumer mentality
When Ikea’s head of sustainability Steve Howard stated that the West had reached a state of ‘peak stuff’, the reaction was one of surprise.
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NewsData: Indie shop openings drop off as women's fashion stores suffer
The UK has seen a “dramatic decline” in the growth of independent shops with women’s clothing stores taking the greatest hit.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S’s new boss Rowe should blend old and new to build appeal
When Steve Rowe arrives at Marks & Spencer’s Paddington Basin headquarters next Monday he will do so for the first time as chief executive.
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OpinionOpinion: Why an unclear retail proposition will ultimately fail
At the Retail Week Live conference a few weeks ago, I listened to Darren Topp, chief executive of BHS, and Ted Baker’s Ray Kelvin.
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AnalysisAmazon took home 25% of all non-food growth in 2015, says UBS
Amazon took home one quarter of non-food growth last year, and is spreading its reach across a wider range of categories than ever before.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the leading contenders to succeed Chris North at Amazon?
Amazon UK boss Chris North has quit after five years at the helm to join US etailer Shutterfly. Who will replace him at the online titan?
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OpinionThe big lesson from Tesco and Ted Baker at Retail Week Live
In many ways, the theme of ‘people’ was at the heart of presentations from Tesco UK boss Matt Davies and Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Agility essential in China, says Alibaba UK boss
Alibaba UK boss Amee Chande said the speed of the Chinese market required agility from retailers, but also offer opportunity.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Amazon uses Twitter to target its Prime shoppers
Twitter’s European vice-president said retailers including Amazon and Marks & Spencer used the social platform to advertise to shoppers.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Facebook boss says social messaging is future of retail
Facebook EMEA vice-president Nicola Mendelsohn says mobile is “the most important consumer trend of our lifetime” for retail marketers.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must invest in training to create valued jobs
As retail continues to change, so will jobs in the industry in order to adapt to new realities such as the national living wage.
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NewsNext boss Lord Wolfson throws weight behind Brexit and 'radical change'
Next boss Lord Wolfson is backing the Brexit campaign and believes Britain will be more prosperous out of the European Union.
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NewsPinterest to launch promoted pin advertising for UK retailers
Pinterest is launching promoted pins in the UK next month that will allow retailers to embed digital ads across its social platform.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Andy Murray joins Asda from WalMart and all the February moves
Chief customer appointments dominate in February as Asda, Kingfisher and River Island all reconfigure their strategies around shoppers.
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NewsRetail Diary: Marble Arch gets FCUKed as retail stars light up M&S reunion
Marble Arch and other UK landmarks get FCUKed, retail stars light up an M&S reunion and the Sainsbury’s customer with a spring in her step.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Shoppable video technology provider Smartzer
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Smartzer is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What would a Brexit mean for the retail sector?
Britain may yet say au revoir to our continental cousins as the odds on a Brexit have shortened. So what could this mean for UK retail?