Marks & Spencer news and analysis
M&S Food is the grocery division of Marks & Spencer, which operates through standalone Simply Food stores and food halls within larger M&S locations. M&S Food has partnered with Ocado for online grocery delivery. The Grocer covers M&S Food with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including product innovation, strategic partnerships, and market performance.
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NewsAldi taunts M&S again with giant Christmas-themed Cuthbert
A giant topiary sculpture of Aldi’s Cuthbert chocolate cake stopped off at an M&S store as it toured Brighton landmarks
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Analysis & FeaturesJob cuts, cyberattacks and loyalty fraud: The top supermarket stories of 2025
From devastating cyberattacks at M&S, Co-op and Morrisons to waves of job cuts driven by soaring employment costs, 2025 proved a turbulent year for Britain’s supermarkets. The Grocer rounds up the top stories that captured attention across the sector
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket Christmas and new year opening times 2025
Planning the big Christmas food shop? Or forgot sprouts on Christmas Eve? Here’s a complete guide to festive supermarket opening hours
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NewsM&S drinks supplier Hydrate Drinks rescued by directors following collapse
Formerly known as Happy Drinks before changing its name to Hydrate earlier this year, the business appointed insolvency firm Begbies Traynor as administrator on 1 December 2025
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NewsM&S staff hospitalised after suspected carbon monoxide leak in store
They were among 35 people evacuated from M&S’s full-line store in Charlton on Tuesday, all thought to be staff.
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RankingsM&S marketing titan Sharry Cramond confirmed for Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026
Cramond was promoted to lead the retailer’s masterbrand marketing in June, as well as leading marketing efforts across fashion, home, beauty and international
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NewsAldi reveals value Christmas feast for eight
Aldi has matched Lidl blow for blow, with both now promising a festive feast for eight for £11.85, or £1.48 a head
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Comment & OpinionCan Tony’s ethical price rises teach Cadbury a lesson?
Tony’s Chocolonely has been turning up the heat on supermarket copycats this week, as it called out Morrisons and M&S over their dupes of its chunky chocolate bars
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NewsConsumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose
This year has been record-breaking for ad effectiveness, says System1
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NewsM&S shoppers turn to crémant for affordable Christmas fizz fix
Overall sales of Crémant across M&S Foodhalls are up by 140%
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NewsM&S reveals list of 500 ‘target locations’ for Food stores
The 500 ‘potential locations’ for new and renewed Food stores include areas where there is not yet an M&S
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NewsM&S calls for Inheritance Tax rethink in Budget
The boss of the M&S food operation has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to rethink controversial reforms to Inheritance Tax ahead of this week’s Budget
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NewsTony’s ‘calls in’ Morrisons and M&S over ‘dupe’ chunky chocolate bars
‘If you dupe our design, what about our sourcing model too?’ Tony’s said, inviting both retailers to participate in its Tony’s Open Chain sourcing scheme.
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NewsM&S partners with Coles to sell food in Australia
M&S products including Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar confectionery, British Shortbread and Luxury Gold Tea will be available in Coles stores across Australia from this Wednesday
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NewsM&S veg found in ROI carrying ‘Not for EU’ labelling
It comes as M&S boss Stuart Machin has been vocal in his criticism of the requirements of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework, which mandates ‘Not for EU’ labelling
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NewsAF Blakemore ramps up supply chain investment to support M&S deal
AF Blakemore was appointed in August to supply M&S with ambient and chilled lines
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NewsM&S appoints ex-Morrisons category director to head of trading role
The new hire had been at Morrisons since 2019, starting as a buying manager and then rising through head of trading and category director roles including in bakery and cakes
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NewsM&S shoppers braced for tax rises after Chancellor’s pre-budget speech
M&S chief Stuart Machin said feedback from customers showed Rachel Reeves’s speech had done nothing for confidence and instead left them ’very worried’
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NewsM&S cyberattack cost £136m but retailer ‘regaining momentum’
M&S has revealed direct costs of the cyberattack that sent systems haywire in Easter will total £136m in 2025, as further charges land on top of £101.6m in costs already sustained
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NewsM&S brings back Dawn French fairy and Tom Kerridge for Christmas ad 2025
M&S has brought back its much-loved Fairy character for another dose of festive magic – this time set in a Christmas Eve traffic jam