Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 2
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Grocer 33Rob Slone on leading one of M&S’s oldest, busiest, most iconic stores
Rob Slone reflects on TV stardom, congregating kids and Only (and Nutrient Dense) fans
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NewsM&S hires Ovo’s Alex Doorey as corporate affairs director
Doorey was energy supplier Ovo’s VP of corporate affairs, brand and marketing, and before that held senior roles in communications at Virgin Media O2, eBay and Sainsbury’s
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Analysis & FeaturesHow co-branding became grocery’s ultimate marketing strategy
Once reserved for occasional promotions, co-branding has become a core strategy for grocery brands seeking to refresh mature categories
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NewsM&S issues update to all stores on food waste after exposé
The retailer is among a number of major grocers whose store bins have been filmed in recent weeks by the Instagram and TikTok account Food_waste_inspector_
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NewsM&S’s ‘Only 4 Ingredients’ loaf becomes ‘Only 6 Ingredients’
The Real Bread Campaign complained to Trading Standards last year about a “numerical mismatch” in labelling claims on bread products in M&S’s Only… Ingredients range
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NewsNo 10 stages talks on ‘ambitious’ new food waste strategy
Wrap gave prime minister Keir Starmer a physical representation of the problem in the form of a pack of potatoes left in the Downing Street fridge
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NewsM&S claims first by including alcohol in food sales reporting
Like other major grocers, M&S voluntarily reports on its food sales including the proportion comprised of healthier options
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NewsM&S to raise another £1.5m for charity YoungMinds
M&S has already raised £5.5m since partnering with the charity in 2023
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NewsPistachio craze continues despite elevated kernel costs
Pistachio commodity prices jumped by almost a third last year
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NewsDon’t harass shopworkers, says BRC after TikTok bin raider’s new posts
Social media activist the Food_waste_inspector_ posted a video of himself this week telling an Aldi store worker he wanted the supermarket to donate three packets of rice if he paid for and donated a larger quantity
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NewsM&S fails to appease TikTok bin raider over food waste
M&S reached out to the Food_waste_inspector_ last week after he posted videos of store bins containing in-date sliced meat, whole chicken, potatoes and bakery items
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NewsM&S expands British chicken farming commitment as demand soars
M&S will be investing £36m into sourcing more chicken from Britain after sales of value lines have risen by up to 20% in the past few months
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are supermarket bins ending up full of in-date edible food?
A TikTok activist is embarrassing supermarkets with videos of store bins filled with in-date food. What’s going on, and what needs to change?
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NewsM&S stresses need to eat more fibre while pushing Eat Well range
M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann today joined a roundtable with 13 MPs to present the report, called Bridging Britain’s Fibre Gap
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NewsM&S chief technology officer steps down
Her departure was revealed in an internal memo saying she had ‘decided to leave M&S’, according to Sky News
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NewsM&S invites vigilante food waste inspector for coffee after shocking social media exposé
The retailer told Food_waste_inspector it was ‘looking into everything you’ve posted’ and that it would ‘love to come and meet with you’
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NewsLidl launches investigation after food waste exposé
Recent videos posted on Instagram and TikTok by Food_waste_inspector_ show bins at Lidl stores filled with in-date steaks and ambient food, and fruit that still looks good to eat
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s ‘bingate’ backlash shows double-edged sword of social media
This week an anonymous, vigilante bin-dipping west London man – known only as Food_waste_inspector_ – shone his torch on the mountain of perfectly edible, in-date food his local M&S was chucking out on the regular
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NewsM&S launches investigation following vigilante food waste inspector exposé
Instagram and TikTok’s ‘Food_waste_inspector_’ documented eight bins full of unsold food and flowers outside an M&S store, as well as sacks full of bakery items
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NewsM&S launches 30 new value-tier products
The retailer has expanded its ‘Remarksable Value’ and ‘Dropped and Locked’ ranges to reinforce its position as the UK’s fastest-growing grocer for families