Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 39
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NewsMedia Bites 5 November: Marks & Spencer, Patisserie Valerie, Sainsbury's
Marks & Spencer explored a radical plan to split into two separate businesses before concluding that the move would not generate value for shareholders
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NewsM&S introduces cloud-based supplier portal
The retailer aims to improve efficiency for suppliers and product availability for customers
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NewsGeorge Wright to join Marks & Spencer in food team shake-up
Wright was one of the key people behind Tesco’s Project Reset range review
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NewsM&S to extend mobile pay app trial across stores
The app will be available at West Hampstead, Bankside, Canary Wharf and Westfield Stratford stores before Christmas
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NewsM&S links with Real Ale to add slew of new craft beers
The news brings the number of products supplied to M&S by Real Ale to over 200
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Analysis & FeaturesCan M&S's new celebrities win over young families?
Social focus and celebs like Amanda Holden and Rochelle Humes mark a shift in M&S’s marketing
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NewsM&S continues to open Wasabi sushi concessions
The retailer added three new Wasabi concessions this summer
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Range PreviewRange preview: M&S Christmas 2018
M&S’s alternative to the traditional Christmas food and drink offering was on full display at its range event
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NewsM&S celebrity social media push to highlight food launches
The What’s New at M&S campaign is being run on Instagram’s IGTV and YouTube
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NewsJeremy Pee made chief digital and data officer at M&S
M&S created the role to help its push to become a “digital-first retailer”
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NewsM&S marks Scottish centenary with in-store campaign and food tour
The retailer will stock more Scottish produce across its stores and decorate its branches to mark the celebration
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NewsKirsty Ward to rejoin M&S Bank as director after nine years
Ward joins M&S from Walmart, where she was VP of financial services for almost four years
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NewsM&S trials mobile pay app at Paddington HQ store
The service has recently been extended from M&S staff only to the general public
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NewsM&S to swap out single-use plastic cutlery for wood
Retailer currently gives out 75 million pieces of plastic cutlery every year
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NewsQuarter of M&S stores unable to accept card payments
‘Technical difficulties’ have also been affecting refunds and exchanges involving card-based transactions
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NewsAsda, Sainsbury's and M&S sign up for 'Purple Tuesday'
13 November will be the UK’s first dedicated day to promote accessible shopping for customers with disabilities
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NewsM&S to offer online returns at Simply Food stores
The Doddle service was first trialled at seven M&S stores in June 2017
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NewsM&S partners with True in push for digital innovation
The partnership will give M&S ‘unparalleled access to the latest innovations and technologies’, said CEO Steve Rowe
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NewsM&S to enrol staff in Data Fellowship digital training
The training will begin with M&S’s leadership team
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Comment & OpinionM&S's retail tech venture shows it's serious about being digital-first
M&S is ramping up investment into its digital operations Marks & Spencer has just announced an exclusive joint venture UK partnershipwith startup accelerator Founders Factory to develop emerging retail technologies. The news follows barely a month after forging a partnership with Microsoft to integrate AI technologies into ...