Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 21
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NewsM&S impresses City as ‘longest’ turnaround gathers momentum
Marks & Spencer shares jumped to 15-month highs this week on evidence it is finally emerging from what has been dubbed the ’longest turnaround in corporate history’
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Comment & OpinionWhy is the Ocado and M&S joint venture still struggling on collaboration?
Nothing sums the lack of collaboration up more than the marketing
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy has the Refill Coalition lost M&S and Morrisons?
Morrisons and M&S are out, while Aldi is in. So why are retailers playing musical chairs instead of collaborating on refill solutions?
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NewsMedia Bites 25 May: M&S, inflation, C&C Group
The long-awaited turnaround at M&S generates headlines across all the papers this morning, along with news of stubbornly high food prices.
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NewsNo sign of ‘greedflation’ in food supply chain, says M&S chief
Stuart Machin’s claim comes as ministers pile pressure on the sector to reign in food price inflation
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NewsCity snapshot: M&S food and clothing profits decline
Marks & Spencer has taken a hit on margins as it invested in keeping its food and clothing prices competitive. Plus, food prices remain near 45-year highs, and C&C Group reports annual results.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 May: Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s
Tesco’s chair, John Allan, is to step down next month after eight years in the role
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NewsTea buyers accused of failing to address human rights abuses
Unfair wages, poor health and safety conditions and harassment were some of the allegations from tea plantation workers across the globe
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NewsAldi joins the Refill Coalition while Morrisons and M&S leave
The coalition says its standardised refill station dispensers are a scaleable end-to-end solution to packaging waste
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NewsM&S own-label supplier testing energy-efficient soup robots
The Souper Green project is part of the government-backed Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator programme
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NewsM&S launches new TV ad campaign with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge
Kerridge will visit six of the ‘M&S Select’ farms used by the retailer to source fresh produce
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NewsM&S sees online visibility increase thanks to TikTok boost
The increase in the retailer’s visibility metric sees it rank second only to Tesco, which saw its visibility increase by 6% in the past 12 months
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NewsRetailers urged to be clear on price lock timings
The comments came after it emerged Morrisons raised the price of some products in an eight-week price lock announced on 20 March
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NewsAldi TV ad taunts M&S over caterpillar cake row
The discounter’s latest ‘like brands only cheaper’ ad parodies M&S’s Colin as an aggressive guest at a caterpillar cake party
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NewsNo progress on many chicken welfare commitments, finds report
Compassion in World Farming has launched its first annual ChickenTrack report to measure company progress towards higher welfare requirements
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NewsHonestly Tasty secures M&S listing for vegan cheeses
The brand’s range including Shamembert, Blue and Bree are now available in 166 Marks & Spencer stores nationwide
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NewsTesco, M&S and Ocado join forces with war on plastic coalition
The move comes with half or 1.2 million tonnes a year, of the UK’s plastic packaging not currently recycled
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Range PreviewKing Colin and crown pastries: the M&S coronation range
Marks & Spencer has launched a range of treats fit for a king – or at least, a very hungry caterpillar
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NewsM&S to invest additional £12.5m in London stores
The retailer has invested £23m in the city in its 2022/23 financial year and created 400 jobs
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NewsM&S introduces recyclable packaging for rice, grains and pulses
The new packaging designs will save 5.5 million pieces of plastic a year, according to the retailer