Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 20
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NewsOcado ‘gaining customers from the discounters’
The online supermarket this week posted a 10.6% increase in active customers
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NewsM&S launches TV ad featuring top female football stars
England’s Chloe Kelly, Scotland’s Kirsty Smith, Wales’s Hayley Ladd and Northern Ireland’s Marissa Callaghan are among the top female players to appear
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NewsM&S products star in Ocado ad for first time
To date only Ocado own-label and branded goods have been called out in adverts from the online grocer
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Events & AwardsWere you papped at the Grocer Gold Awards 2023?
A dazzling guest list descended on the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the bold and brilliant in retail
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Analysis & FeaturesOur top social media picks from the Grocer Gold Awards 2023
Did your Grocer Gold Awards 2023 social post grab the limelight?
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NewsM&S launches Sparks Prices for loyalty scheme members
The retailer is trialling the initiative in about 50 stores in south Wales, the north east of England and the West Midlands
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NewsM&S Food wins Grocer of the Year for the first time in its history
Ultimate accolade caps a great night in which M&S CEO Stuart Machin also received the coveted Grocer Cup
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2023: The Grocer of the year
Of all the unlikely stories from the cost of living crisis, few match the success of M&S Food
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2023: The Grocer Cup
Stuart Machin: ‘an absolute force of nature in UK grocery retail’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs paper packaging really more sustainable than plastic?
The massive amounts of wood required in paper’s production, plus issues around its recyclability, mean the choice to use it is complicated
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NewsNI food-to-go-manufacturer Around Noon secures own label M&S supply deal
The deal will see Around Noon supply M&S stores on the island of Ireland with own-label products including sandwiches
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Comment & OpinionWhy some of the UK’s big retailers made HMRC’s ‘name and shame’ minimum wage list
Failing to pay the minimum wage is never a good look for an employer – but even less so during the cost of living crisis
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NewsOcado boasts of ‘cheapest milk on the market’ after slashing prices
Milk is among more than 100 items to have been reduced in price, by an average of 10%
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Comment & OpinionBoots’ store closures are essential for it to thrive
Boots’ plans to close 300 stores have been linked by the press to speculation of a breakup by its US owner and labelled a cost-cutting measure
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NewsGrocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021
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NewsM&S cuts the price of over 70 family staples
Products dropped in price include M&S Select Farms DNA traceable beef mince, avocados, Greek-style yoghurt and ciabatta rolls
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Analysis & FeaturesThe death of vegan brands and saviour of plant-based diets
Own-label success shows rumours of meat-free category’s death are greatly exaggerated
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InterviewsAlex Freudmann, M&S’s man leading the Ocado turnaround
Alex Freudmann has led turnarounds at Aussie retailers Coles and Dan Murphy’s. Now he’s turning his hand to the M&S-Ocado partnership
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NewsM&S ditches ‘use by’ dates on milk to prevent waste
M&S said the change had been enabled by a combination of improved shelf life and overall quality of milk in recent years
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NewsOcado launches TV ad campaign for updated Price Promise
The Price Promise was revived in March, covering 10,000 products and including Clubcard deals