All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 92
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Analysis
Analysis: Keeping pace with IT at The Retail Week Technology Summit 2013
The Retail Week Technology Summit 2013 will address the issues affecting retail IT executives, offering insights
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Nearly 50% of shoppers keen to receive personalised offers
Nearly 50% of shoppers would be likely to use a retailer if it provided personalised offers, according to a survey by analytics firm Sas and analyst Conlumino.
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Video: M&S's Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne on in-store changes
Marks & Spencer’s director of marketing and business development Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne showed analysts around the new-style womenswear department at the Pantheon store on London’s Oxford Street.
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Opinion
Comment: Making every minute count as Christmas retail battle nears
Twenty-four minutes: that’s how long one of Marks & Spencer’s legion of female shoppers typically spends in the general merchandise section.
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Gallery
In pictures: Marks & Spencer in service push as new-look womenswear department unveiled
Marks & Spencer has put its 10,000 womenswear staff through dedicated ‘Fashion Camp’ training designed to enable them to better serve and advise customers in enhanced stores.
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In pictures: Marks & Spencer pilots new-look accessories department in Bluewater
Marks & Spencer is testing a new way of selling accessories at a trio of branches including its Bluewater store.
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Marks & Spencer extends time it takes to pay suppliers
Marks & Spencer is to extend the time it takes to pay its general merchandise suppliers from 60 to 75 days.
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Marks & Spencer loses customer insight boss Steve Bond
Marks & Spencer’s director of insight Steve Bond, who has worked for the retailer for 22 years, has left the business.
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Robert Peston to front TV series on evolution of shopping
The BBC is to run a three-part series on the evolution of shopping in the UK featuring Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer and fronted by Robert Peston.
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Jaeger restructures team as chief operating officer Carolyn Springett departs
Jaeger has bolstered its senior management team with five new hires, resulting in the departure of chief operating officer Carolyn Springett and brand director Shailina Parti.
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Marks & Spencer raids Zara to hire store environment chief
Marks & Spencer has poached Zara commercial director Florence De Boosere as it rolls out its new store design and makes the in-store experience increasingly multichannel.
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Fenwick in talks to open its first store in more than a decade
Fenwick, one of the UK’s oldest department store chains, is set to open its first new store in more than 10 years.
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Opinion
Comment: Is now a good time to take a store format overseas?
Heading offshore is fine, but be aware that things are different and altered formats are required.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Dwell, Sports Direct, Tesco and Marks & Spencer
Retail news round-up August 27, 2013: John Lewis to open at Westfield London, Dwell customers struggle to recovery money, LK Bennett up for sale and Sports Direct poised to enter FTSE100.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is the improving housing market good news for DIY retailers?
Could a stronger housing market provide the lift the DIY market and wider retail sector so desperately needs?
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News
Warm weather set to boost retailers this Bank Holiday
The forecasted warm weather this Bank Holiday is set to give retailers a welcome boost, with consumers expected to snap up back-to-school ranges, DIY and gardening products and food for BBQs.
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Opinion
Comment: M&S campaign has power to persuade womenswear customer to return
Helen Mirren, Tracey Emin, Ellie Goulding, Laura Mvula, Katie Piper and Karen Elson - it’s a roll call of talent you’d expect to see adorn a cover of Vanity Fair.
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News
In the news: Kate Bostock, Coast's new boss profiled
Kate Bostock, the former clothing boss at Marks & Spencer, is to join Coast next month as chief executive. Retail Week takes a look at the career of one of the biggest names in fashion.
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Opinion
Comment: Marks & Spencer's new ad rightly celebrates pioneering women
M&S marketing director Steven Sharp is right in his view that the British have a history of being creative and pioneering, and that the leading ladies in the retailer’s latest TV spot represent just that.
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News
Marks & Spencer hit by glitches at its new distribution centre
Marks & Spencer’s new distribution centre in Castle Donington has been beset with IT glitches causing concerns about stock availability in store.