Marks and Spencer
This coverage analyses Marks and Spencer’s strategy, performance, and influence within the UK retail market. Reporting highlights store operations, product innovation, online developments, financial results, marketing campaigns, and leadership changes. With a focus on commercial impact and competitive dynamics, it offers insights for professionals managing grocery, fashion, and homeware retailing at scale.
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Mar- 2023 -9 MarchPeople Moves
JD Sports appoints Currys chair to board
JD Sports has appointed Ian Dyson as a new non-executive director, with effect from today (9 March 2023). Following his appointment, Dyson will join the group’s audit and risk committee as well as its remuneration committee. Dyson is currently chair of the board at Currys and is said to have…
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1 MarchDepartment Stores
M&S set to increase salaries by 7% from April
British retailer M&S will raise the salary of more than 40,000 customer assistants by 7%, in a bid to help with the cost of living crisis. Starting from April, the hourly pay will jump from £10.20 to £10.90, an increase well ahead of the National Living Wage. Customer assistants in…
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Feb- 2023 -27 FebruaryNews
M&S appoints new non-executive director
Marks and Spencer has appointed a new non-executive director, Cheryl Potter, who will join the board as well as the nomination committee from 1 March 2023. Potter has previously worked as the head of the global consumer team at private equity firm Permira, building a highly successful track record as…
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Jan- 2023 -24 JanuaryHigh Street
Sosander announces partnership with Sainsbury’s
Sosandar has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a curated collection of its products through Sainsbury’s. Through this wholesale agreement, a selected range will begin to be sold through Sainsbury’s during 2023, initially online only, with selected stores planned later this year as Sainsbury’s increases its…
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20 JanuaryHigh Street
Mamas & Papas appoints new CEO ahead of global expansion
Mamas and Papas, the high street nursery brand, has announced chief operating officer Nathan Williams as its new CEO to lead the company’s next phase of growth, which it said would include expansion into new and existing international markets. Current CEO Mark Saunders, who joined the business three years ago…
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16 JanuaryDepartment Stores
M&S announces £480m store investment plan
Marks and Spencer has announced a £480m plan to invest in 20 “bigger and better” stores over the next two years. The new store pipeline for 2023/24 includes eight full line destination stores in key city locations. These include a new 97k sq ft store in Leeds White Rose and…
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Dec- 2022 -20 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Flannels joins rental market with Hurr partnership
Flannels has announced the launch of its new rental strategy, in partnership with rental platform Hurr. It has revealed that customers will be able to rent out items for a period of 4, 8, 10 and 20 days directly from its online store. This will be followed by the launch…
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20 DecemberSupermarkets
M&S to open new store in Liverpool One
Grosvenor has announced that Marks and Spencer is to join Liverpool One, anchoring South John Street in two floors of the former Debenhams. Set to open in mid-2023, the grocer is relocating from Church Street to create a 100,000 sq ft store. Its Liverpool One investment is part of the…
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15 DecemberPeople Moves
M&S appoints former Boohoo Group MD as head of menswear
Marks and Spencer has appointed the former managing director of Boohoo Group, Mitch Hughes, as director of menswear, Drapers has reported. Hughes replaces Wes Taylor, who steps down from his role at M&S this month after almost five years as director of menswear and kidswear. Hughes stepped down from Boohoo…
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Nov- 2022 -25 NovemberSupermarkets
Waitrose appoints customer director
Waitrose has announced that Nathan Ansell has been appointed as its new customer director, reporting to executive director, James Bailey. He replaces Martin George who leaves after five years with the company. Starting in January 2023, Ansell will be responsible for further developing its multi-channel customer strategy through a focus…
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