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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Feb- 2021 -22 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi crowned UK’s favourite in-store supermarket by Which?
Aldi has been named the UK’s favourite in-store supermarket in Which?’s annual satisfaction survey. According to the consumer organisation, Aldi emerged as the top in-store supermarket in the UK after receiving a five-star rating for value for money – the only supermarket to achieve this in the survey – and…
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11 FebruarySupermarkets
M&S launches sustainable denim range
Marks and Spencers has started replacing its denim items with more sustainable dyes as part of an environmental initiative. Around 50% of the new denim range uses 86% less water compared to the industry average for denim finishing. The supermarket chain said that 58% of its customers supported the idea…
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9 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
M&S bolsters clothing business with senior hires
Marks and Spencer has announced it is strengthening its Clothing and Home leadership team through two new hires, who are both set to “play an important role” in the development of its Never the Same Again programme. The programme, launched last year, is focused on the group becoming “more relevant,…
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9 FebruarySupermarkets
Ocado sees annual earnings soar by 69%
Ocado has seen its annual earnings rise by 69% as the pandemic strengthened the demand for online grocery shopping. The virtual supermarket revealed that group earnings were £73.1m for the year ending on 29 November 2020, up from £43.3m the previous year. Earnings in Ocado Retail, the company’s joint venture…
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Jan- 2021 -22 JanuaryPeople Moves
EG Group appoints Lord Stuart Rose as chair
The Issa Brothers’ EG Group has announced the appointment of Lord Stuart Rose as non-executive chairman with immediate effect. Lord Rose is currently chairman of Ocado plc, a post from which he will retire in May after more than eight years as chair. He previously served as chief executive and…
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8 JanuaryNews
M&S sees clothing sales slip during festive period
Sales at Marks and Spencer’s retail and home department fell by 25.1% over the holiday period. In a post-Christmas trading update the company described its performance as “robust in the face of volatile Covid headwinds”, with total revenue from the second UK lockdown falling by 40.5%. While sales in M&S’s…
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6 JanuaryNews
M&S close to Jaeger deal
Marks and Spencers is reportedly close to signing a deal to purchase Jaeger from Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill group which collapsed into administration last year. According to Sky News, M&S could reach an agreement to acquire the store as early as this week. In November last year the store…
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Dec- 2020 -11 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Administrators place £200m price tag on Topshop
Administrators for Arcadia are reportedly seeking a price tag of £200m for the firm’s Topshop brand and are looking to agree a deal before Christmas. According to The Guardian, administrators Deloitte are expecting to receive initial bids for the brand by the end of next week (18 December). Online retailer…
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Nov- 2020 -27 NovemberHigh Street
M&S reverses decision to open on Boxing Day
Marks and Spencer has announced that it will now close its stores on Boxing Day, having previously said it will keep 200 of its stores open. Following the Government’s announcement that restrictions will be temporarily relaxed for a five-day period from the 23-27 December, M&S added it it took the…
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20 NovemberNews
M&S to keep stores open until midnight
Marks and Spencers has announced it is keeping its stores open until midnight over the Christmas period to ensure shoppers and staff can upkeep a safe level of social distancing. These new measures will apply to 400 of the brand’s stores, except those in travel locations, such as airports and…
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