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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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberHigh Street
M&S appoints new head of menswear design
Marks and Spencer has appointed Burton head of design Karen Hall as its new head of menswear following the departure of James Doidge. Hall will be working with former Burton managing director Wes Taylor, who was appointed menswear director in March last year. She joins the retailer following three years…
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4 SeptemberEconomy
M&S to be relegated from FTSE 100
Marks and Spencer is set to be removed from the FTSE 100 for the first time since the index launched 35 years ago, after its market value fell below the threshold for inclusion, with an announcement expected to be made later today (4 September). The retailer’s exclusion was confirmed by…
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Aug- 2019 -29 AugustHigh Street
M&S at risk of falling out of FTSE 100
Marks and Spencer could fall out of the FTSE 100 unless it is able to increase its share prices by next Wednesday (4 September), according to a report by The Telegraph. It comes after Marks and Spencer reported a fall in both sales and profits in May, with the latter…
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21 AugustEconomy
CEO pay at the UK’s biggest companies falls by 13%
CEOs of FTSE 100 companies have seen their salary drop by 13% year-on-year to an average of £3.4m in 2018. Just under half (43) of chief executives at FTSE 100 companies saw their pay increase last year, according to figures from the High Pay Centre and Chartered Institute of Personnel…
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6 AugustAnalysis
What on earth is Mike Ashley’s game?
If you’ve been paying even cursory attention to the retail market over the last 18 months, you will know that the founder of Sports Direct, the billionaire Mike Ashley, has been on a mission to buy up the high street. As news of the torrent of CVAs and administrations has…
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5 AugustOnline & Digital
M&S strategy director to lead Ocado Retail following deal completion
Ocado has completed the 50% sale of its Ocado Retail business to Marks and Spencer and has announced the appointment of Melanie Smith to lead the joint venture. Smith, currently the strategy director at Marks and Spencer, will become the CEO of Ocado Retail Limited and will be joined by…
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyOnline & Digital
Ocado to create 300 jobs at new customer service hub
Online grocery retailer Ocado has signed a 15-year deal to let the top two floors of The Beam, in Sunderland, where it will base its second customer service hub. The 300 new roles at the site are expected to “provide key customer service support” for the upcoming joint venture with…
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24 JulySupermarkets
M&S announces latest store closure
Marks and Spencer has revealed its latest store set to close under its restructuring plan. As part of its plan to axe 85 full-line stores and 25 of its Simply Food outlets as it targets a return to profitable growth, the food and homeware retailer announced its Dorchester store, located…
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12 JulyHigh Street
Marks and Spencer’s fashion boss departs
Marks and Spencer has announced the departure of Jill McDonald as managing director of clothing and home after two years in the role. The departure follows a challenging year for the one of Britain’s largest retailers, after pre-tax profits fell by 10%, clothing and home sales fell by 3.6% year-on-year,…
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10 JulySupermarkets
M&S warns it could close more than 110 stores
Marks and Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe admitted to shareholders at its AGM that plans to close 110 of its stores are “not finite” and said the retailer is paying for “not shutting stores 10 or 20 years ago”. Marks and Spencer currently has plans to axe 85 full-line stores…
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