All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 84
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Phones4u, Co-op and Lidl
Retail news round-up on March 25, 2014: Two senior M&S executives to leave this summer, Phones4u owner BC Partners sound out Dixons executives for possible tie-up, Co-op unveils new £400m funding gap, Lidl appoints Sven Seidel as chief executive
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals all-star line-up for new womenswear campaign
Marks & Spencer has unveiled another impressive line-up of influential women for its new womenswear marketing campaign.
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OpinionComment: In-store tech must offer shoppers benefits they can’t get on a phone
Planet Retail global research director Rob Gregory warns that jumping on the in-store technology bandwagon needs careful consideration.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Next - how to move the goalposts
Next’s financial disciplines have served it well over the years and created huge shareholder value, so do they need to move the goalposts?
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NewsMarks & Spencer loses further market share in clothing
Marks & Spencer has suffered a further market share decline in the crucial fashion category, it is understood.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Nine standout retail technology projects from the past year
What are the best IT projects of the past year? Retail Week takes a look at some of the projects helping to change the way things are done in retail.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Home Retail, M&S and Irish consumer prices
Retail news round-up on March 14, 2014: Argos owner Home Retail gets pulled into PPI scandal, Marks & Spencer casts Doreen Lawrence in ad campaign and Irish consumer prices up 0.5% in February
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OpinionComment: The M&S lingerie and beauty shops are just the tip of the iceberg
The great majority of retailers have the chance to hive off elements of their offers and to create something new, but why don’t they do it?
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open first lingerie and beauty standalone store
Marks & Spencer lingerie and beauty stores will open in Saudi Arabia this month, following a model developed in the retailer’s Indian business (pictured).
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers harness innovation as relationships with suppliers change
Dragons’ Den-style pitches from tech start-ups are just one of the new ways for retailers to harness innovation. Jon Severs finds out how retailers’ relationships with their technology suppliers are changing for good
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NewsCoast hires M&S exec as Bostock drops prices to turn around business
Fashion retailer Coast has hired ex-M&S womenswear design director Neil Hendy as Kate Bostock lowers price to turn the busines around.
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AnalysisAnalysis: John Lewis' JLab - why retailers should court tech start-ups
John Lewis announced over the weekend it is to launch a £100,000 technology start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to find the next big idea in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Maplin, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership and more
Retail news round-up on March 3, 2014: Maplin up for sale, M&S hires Next Sourcing gurus, Warren Buffet cuts Tesco stake, John Lewis Partnership to slash annual staff bonus and more.
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NewsArcadia’s Sir Philip Green launches innovative work experience scheme
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion retail business has launched an innovative work experience scheme designed to address the frequent disconnect between education and business.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on The Co-op, Primark and SSP
Retail news round-up on February 24, 2014: Co-op hails ‘phenomenal’ response to public poll, Primark sales rise in first half and SSP eyes London listing.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Sir Stuart Rose gets NHS mentor role
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on former M&S chief Sir Stuart Rose’s appointment as advisor to health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open Dutch flagship tomorrow
Marks & Spencer will open a Dutch flagship store tomorrow in The Hague.
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OpinionComment: M&S can now make the most of multichannel
Marks & Spencer opened its new flagship store on Tuesday. Unlike its predecessors it’s built not of bricks and mortar, but of bits and bytes.
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OpinionReview: Marks & Spencer's new website - editorial, shopper inspiration and good design
Marks & Spencer has launched its new ecommerce site, having spent two years moving from its Amazon platform. Rebecca Thomson takes a look.