marks & spencer news
M&S CFO Alan Stewart heads to Tesco
Marks & Spencer CFO Alan Stewart is leaving the retailer to join Tesco.
M&S food strong but online sales tumble
Marks & Spencer has reported strong growth in quarterly food sales, helping to offset a sharp fall in online sales.
M&S hands new role to Wade-Gery in boardroom shuffle
Marks & Spencer has given multichannel executive director Laura Wade-Gery responsibility for UK retail as part of a boardroom shake-up.
Damian Guha leaves M&S to rejoin Mars as Petcare UK MD
Marks & Spencer’s director of business development Damian Guha has returned to Mars Petcare as its new UK MD…
Greenpeace to also scrutinise Aldi and Lidl in canned tuna survey Subscription
Discounters are set to face greater scrutiny over how they source tinned tuna as Greenpeace expands its tuna survey…
Co-op, M&S and Boots send high street support for 29 towns
Leading retailers and businesses are to give their support to 29 towns in the latest stage of high street rescue efforts…
Marine Stewardship Council launches new awards
The Marine Stewardship Council has launched new sustainability awards…
M&S trials eco-friendly 'tattoo' laser labels for fruit Subscription
Marks & Spencer is to become the first UK supermarket to label its fruit using new laser ‘tattooing’ technology…
Mary Portas calls for high-street rules for mults' c-stores
Mary Portas has called for new rules for supermarkets looking to expand their convenience estates…
M&S boss Marc Bolland misses out on bonus Subscription
Marks & Spencer CEO Marc Bolland has seen his pay packet fall 26% after he missed out on a bonus.
Dairy Crest wins M&S Simply Cheddar contract
Dairy Crest has won a contract to supply M&S with Cheddar for its Simply range….
M&S eschews supermarket price war with food quality focus
Marks & Spencer is launching an in-store campaign to highlight the superior quality of its Simply M&S range…
M&S food sales strong despite fall in annual profits
Marks & Spencer has reported better than expected profits – boosted by another strong performance in food.
M&S wines are toast of William Reed Wine Challenge
M&S has taken the lion’s share of gold medals won by supermarket wines at the International Wine Challenge…
M&S food sales creep up 0.1% in fourth quarter
Marks & Spencer shares soared this morning after the retailer reported an improvement in clothing sales.
Strikes threatened over M&S 'Make your Mark' scheme Subscription
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union has threatened strike action at Marks & Spencer suppliers…
Aldi tops M&S ad spend as discounters target multiples
As Aldi goes head to head with the big four, it’s come within touching distance of matching even Sainsbury’s on ad spend…
M&S plots 250 new stores abroad by 2017
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to open 250 new overseas stores in the next three years.
Glamour cherries in UK retailers this month
Super-premium Glamour Cherries will return to UK retailers next week…
British asparagus makes early arrival in M&S
Marks & Spencer started selling the first British asparagus of the season this week – three weeks earlier than last year.
M&S secures first of this year's Jersey Royal potatoes
M&S has become the first of the mults to stock this year’s indoor-grown Jersey Royal potatoes…
Park Cakes wins M&S cake contract from Avana Bakeries
Marks & Spencer has ended its cake contract with 2 Sisters Food Group-owned Avana Bakeries and given the business to Park Cakes, as part of a strategic review of its supplier base.
Police launch crackdown on 'fake retailer' fraudsters
The police are stepping up efforts to fight fraud involving criminals impersonating large UK food retailers…
M&S food business buoyant as clothing sales slump
Marks & Spencer has reported a small drop in quarterly like-for-likes despite a much-publicised revamp of its clothing offer.
M&S launches clementine stocking
Marks & Spencer is to sell clementines in a stocking-shaped net in a modern twist on a Christmas tradition.
insight
At Tesco, Alan Stewart will have to pull off a conjuring trick Subscription
M&S’ flatlining profits don’t mean Tesco has made a mistake in poaching Alan Stewart as its new CFO
M&S sales are no reason to panic, yet Subscription
At first glance, Marks & Spencer’s food sales look to be buoyant, but dig a little deeper in today’s trading statement and the performance is not so stellar.
Garlic Farm: A breath of fresh air for garlic farming Subscription
After his first business ended in disaster, Colin Boswell started again. The result was The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight…
M&S Roasted Butternut Squash & Mushroom Pappardelle
M&S has developed its Count On Us to be low in fat (offering less than 3%) and calorie controlled.
This is not just an ad... M&S goes super-premium for summer
M&S’s famous ‘this is not just food’ ads may have been axed four years ago, but their influence remains strong…
M&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
Pie and mash-up
Behold, the M&S fish and chips pie! Is this a belated April Fool, or the start of a new wave of supermarket NPD?
Shoppers spread the wealth as discounters and M&S gain Subscription
It was the most promiscuous Christmas ever, with many shoppers visiting every supermarket, discounter and c-store…
M&S food in rude health
A year on from his appointment as M&S’s executive director of food, Steve Rowe can be congratulated for making a good business better…
Marks and Spencer Group plc - Company Profile
Marks and Spencer Group (M&S or ‘the company’) is one of the leading retailers of clothing, foods and homeware in the UK…
Can M&S carry off the Net-A-Porter challenge?
Fashion brands have long been under pressure to deliver a shopping experience beyond the product to customers…
M&S mixes the quirky and the practical this Christmas Subscription
Marks & Spencer has picked sugar plum as its “signature flavour” this Christmas, and has made a canny play to woo Downton Abbey fans…
Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down
Philip Clarke to depart Tesco: reaction
Bottled water brands jump aboard industry working group
Philip Clarke's highs and lows at Tesco: in pictures
The new man in the Tesco hot seat
FSA backs 2 Sisters plant accused in Guardian report
Campylobacter claims: the industry responds
Health minister orders probe into 2 Sisters plants
Aldi co-founder Karl Albrecht dies aged 94
Giraffe co-founders exit the Tesco-owned chain
Asda defends in-store manager restructure redundancy packages
P&H and Costcutter: 'still work to do' as service improves
One Stop Halal opens 200,000 sq ft plant to tap market growth
Nisa hails delivery on time rate running at over 96% 
The Grocer is looking for cheese
Why is UK fruit so expensive? asks Joanna Blythman
Anchor Spreadable TV ad to mark 'everyday family moments'
Discounters replace Waitrose and Sainsbury's at top of the public opinion charts
Asda deserves credit for listening to store staff feedback
