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- 2025 -6 MarchSupermarkets
M&S invests £95m into pay increase for retail staff
M&S has announced a £95m investment in its retail pay offer, its biggest ever investment in pay and third consecutive increase since Stuart Machin became CEO in 2022. From 1 April, the rate of pay for UK customer assistants will increase from £12 to £12.60 per hour, representing a 5%…
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-24/2/25
Shein, the global online fashion retailer, saw its profits plummet by 40% to $1bn in 2024. The company faced a challenging final quarter and intensified competition from rival Temu. Shein’s declining profitability complicates its efforts to secure regulatory approval for a London listing, with some investors urging a valuation reduction…
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24 FebruaryPeople Moves
Eldon Square appoints new centre director
Eldon Square, the shopping and leisure destination in Newcastle, has appointed Helen Cowie as centre director. As the investment programme in Eldon Square continues with several arrivals set to open this year including Next, River Island, Flight Club and Freight Island, it said Cowie will bring over 30 years of…
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17 FebruaryPeople Moves
M&S bolsters global team with new senior appointments
Marks and Spencer has bolstered its international business with three senior appointments to its global leadership team.Manish Kapoor joins from Pepe Jeans as the new managing director for M&S India, while Victoria Jones joins as the International commercial director, having moved from Clarks. Finally, Richard Davies has been promoted to…
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14 FebruaryFeatures
How Trump’s tariffs could affect UK retailers
US President Donald Trump has spent his first few weeks in power threatening to and actioning a number of moves which affect imports into America. While most of this has been focused upon Canada, Mexico and China it could have wide ranging effects across the globe. Trump is embarking on…
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10 FebruarySupermarkets
UK retailers still facing ‘mountain of costs’, M&S CEO warns
M&S CEO Stuart Machin has warned that UK retailers are still facing a mountain of costs despite Rachel Reeve’s push for growth. Writing in the Sunday Times, Machin said that the government should lighten “the burden” the budget has loaded on the retail sector, claiming that the industry is being…
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6 FebruarySupermarkets
M&S backs Starmer’s bid for closer EU relations
M&S has backed Keir Starmer’s call for closer ties with the EU and an end to “Brexit bureaucracy”, The Telegraph has reported. Speaking to the paper, M&S head of food Alex Freudmann urged the prime minister to “move with pace to remove the red tape governing trade across the Irish…
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3 FebruarySupermarkets
M&S launches young designer competition with YoungMinds
M&S has announced a competition in collaboration with YoungMinds for young people to create a winning design for this year’s M&S and YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection. Every year for Hello Yellow, which marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October, YoungMinds calls on teachers, pupils, parents and colleagues to…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryFeatures
Tanya Patel and Chapter.London: Balancing Business, Motherhood, and Championing Women in Retail
In the world of retail, success stories are often woven with resilience, strategic thinking, and an innate passion for business. Tanya Patel, founder and CEO of Lily & Ribbon and Chapter.London, embodies all these qualities. Patel shares her journey from an entrepreneurial schoolgirl to a leader of two thriving businesses,…
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31 JanuaryPeople Moves
THG appoints Milyae Park independent non-executive director
THG has announced the appointment of Milyae Park as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Park joins THG following a long and successful career in digital and ecommerce transformation at FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies including Tesco and Marks and Spencer. Since launching a portfolio career in 2019,…
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