Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 40
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NewsM&S scraps Lunch to You van sales operation
Retailer had revealed plans for a nationwide rollout in 2016
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches Founders Factory partnership to invest in startups
London-based Founders Factory was set up by LastMinute.com founder Brett Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox and work to launch and scale startups across all sectors
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NewsM&S to cut more than 300 in-store managerial jobs
The retailer is consulting with staff regarding the redundancy proposals
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NewsIceland is top supermarket for customer service
The supermarket scored 84/100 based on customer satisfaction
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NewsRetailers to trial alternative to government DRS scheme
A coalition of companies, including Asda, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer, are set to roll out reverse vending reward machines
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NewsM&S Bank to 'totally restructure' branch management roles
The retailer’s banking business is reviewing roles and consulting with employees to redeploy as many as possible
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NewsM&S new chief finance officer to join in July
Singer will be working closely with CEO Steve Rowe and the senior leadership team as they continue to accelerate the pace
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NewsM&S rapped over Christmas dinner comparison ad
Watchdog said M&S’s claim to have reduced the cost of Christmas dinner by £10 was misleading
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NewsM&S chief executive Steve Rowe's earnings slashed by almost a third
The cheif executive of the high street retailer saw his earnings for the year fall by more than £500k, the company’s annual report revealed
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can M&S rejuvenate its struggling food business?
With its latest annual figures showing like-for-like food sales down 0.3%, M&S is urgently examining ways to improve pricing, availability and innovation
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NewsM&S extends its online grocery delivery trial to Colliers Wood
Customers within a three-mile radius of the south west London branch can order food products for home delivery
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Comment & OpinionM&S and Waitrose need to get over their addiction to plastic packaging
The upmarket retailers are addicted to fussy, unnecessary packaging - and consumers have had enough, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsM&S launches full review of its food business
Stuart Machin will oversee the review, which will take ‘around two quarters to complete’
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Comment & OpinionM&S needs food innovation – and fast
The high street is in structural decline, but the issues at M&S run deeper than that
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NewsM&S profits plunge 62% amid store closure costs
Marks and Spencer’s pre-tax profits have plunged by 62.1% to £66.8m for the year, with performance hit by tightening food margins and the cost of store closures.
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NewsFormer Dixons chief Bickerstaffe to join M&S board
Bickerstaffe has previously held senior roles at Somerfield and Kwik Save
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NewsMarks & Spencer to close more than 100 stores by 2022
M&S said the closures were in line with its target to take at least a third of sales online and here will also be 15 fewer Simply Food stores opening this year as it scales back its Food business plans
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NewsM&S store closures could rise from 60 to 100, reports suggest
Like-for-like food sales are set to be down 0.2%, with clothing and home like-for-likes down 1.1%
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NewsM&S considers installation of toy and optician concessions
M&S is trialling optician concessions at five of its stores