Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 22
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NewsCheryl Potter appointment gives M&S women majority board
Potter has previously held roles as head of the global consumer team at private equity firm Permira and non-executive director of Dr Martens and Homebase
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NewsM&S food director George Wright named new FareShare boss
FareShare said Wright would bring with him a “deep understanding” of the food industry
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NewsFree meals for kids: M&S and Tesco relaunch offers for half-term holiday
Tesco and M&S have relaunced free kids’ meal offers, which also ran last year
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NewsM&S CEO Stuart Machin joins calls for reform of Apprenticeship Levy
M&S would be able to train more young people without the levy system, according to Machin
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NewsM&S legal win is new ‘line in sand’ for copycatting
Aldi was last week held by High Court to have infringed M&S’s registered designs for a range of gin-based liqueurs
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Range PreviewThe supermarkets’ best value dine-in Valentine’s Day deals
There’s not a great deal of spare cash for many this Valentine’s Day, leaving supermarkets to step up their dine-in deals and provide exceptional value to allow lovebirds to celebrate in style – even if that is around the kitchen table
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Comment & OpinionHow did M&S manage to beat Aldi on copycat claims this time?
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court – a division of the High Court – ruled Aldi Infusionist gin liqueur amounted to an infringement of M&S’s protected designs
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NewsHigh Court rules Aldi infringed M&S’s protected designs with gin liqueur
The ruling could result in Aldi having to hand M&S damages and an account of its profits from selling the infringing product
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NewsPoundland plans biggest store opening spree yet
It’s the latest sign of how a recent business rates revaluation is already boosting retailers’ confidence to open more stores, according to property consultancy Colliers
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NewsM&S chairman warns government against separate labelling for goods sold in NI
In a letter to foreign secretary James Cleverly, M&S chairman Archie Norman said the requirement would add ‘overbearing and prohibitive costs to exporting businesses’
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NewsM&S extends price-lock campaign as CEO writes to customers promising value
M&S launched an earlier round of price locks on over 100 popular products in November, lasting until the end of January
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NewsBusiness rates cuts ‘likely to spur on store openings’
The boost to store openings already appears evident, according to John Webber, Colliers head of business rates
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NewsM&S Food launches White Pearl strawberries in first for UK high street
The new Collection White Pearl Strawberries launched exclusively in M&S Foodhalls yesterday
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Comment & OpinionOcado couldn’t grasp the pandemic online opportunity. The new normal is even more of a nightmare
Ocado Retail’s new CEO Hannah Gibson put a brave face on some milquetoast results this morning
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Comment & OpinionWhy M&S’s new stores are working so much better for the retailer
M&S is no longer a ‘variety store’. Getting its SKU count right and leaving town centres is paying off
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NewsM&S to open 20 ‘bigger and better’ stores by April 2024
Eight will be full-line stores selling M&S’s complete clothing, home and food ranges
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NewsM&S launches ‘hottest new style of coffee to reach UK since flat white’
The so-called ‘Magic Coffee’ originates in Australia and is made with a double ristretto instead of a double espresso
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NewsM&S stores to stay open until 11pm for last-minute Christmas shopping
The stores will close on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and reopen on 27 December, in most cases from 8am to 8pm, M&S has told customers
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NewsInvestors tell supermarkets to tackle increasing risk of modern slavery on UK farms
The investors claim the country’s supply chain has become increasingly dependant on migrant workers from outside of the EU since Brexit
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NewsM&S announces new behind-the-scenes Christmas documentary to air on ITV
Inside M&S at Christmas is set to air on 21 December at 9pm, and will give viewers insight into how the company’s food is made