Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 63
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NewsM&S ditches ‘Not just…’ slogan for new ad push
Marks & Spencer has called time on its much-imitated ‘This is not just…’ television adverts.
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NewsM&S brings forward bonuses to thwart tax hike
Marks & Spencer is the latest company to bring forward the payment of bonuses to avoid the new 50% tax rate, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s.
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NewsM&S renews green commitments as Rose pay comes under fire
Marks & Spencer will today announce that it is extending its environmental commitments for a further eight years.
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M&S launches high protein ready meals
Marks and Spencer has launched a high-protein range of prepared meals, sandwiches and salads aimed at dieters.The 40-strong Simply Fuller Longer range, which includes Chargrilled Chicken & Vegetable Noodles with Savoury Miso...
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M&S suppliers angry at bid for promo cash
Suppliers have reacted angrily to a demand for a contribution to M&S's pre-Christmas promotional campaign. In a letter to food suppliers sent by head of food John Dixon and seen by The Grocer, M&S asked suppliers to support its...
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Focus On Hot Desserts: Marks & Spencer rules in hot puds
We eat more than 4.9 billion desserts a year in the UK and 1.4 billion of these (29%) are hot. The hot-served chilled desserts market has grown 11.4% to more than £150m over the past year. Growth has been driven by an increase in buyers...
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M&S trials fresh fish and meat counters
Marks & Spencer is trialling fresh service counters at two of its stores as part of a revamp of its food halls.The retailer has opened a butcher, fish and rotisserie counter at its stores in Meadow Hall, Sheffield, and Bluewater,...
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M&S voted UK’s most family-friendly brand
Marks & Spencer is the UK's most family-friendly brand, according to shoppers. The retailer was judged as having the most caring and trustworthy image of 97 brands in a poll of 1,500 consumers conducted by The FamilyBrands.
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Cook accuses M&S of stealing its look again
A copycat brand-naming spat between Marks & Spencer and frozen ready meals retailer Cook has kicked off again more than three years after it appeared to have been resolved.The Grocer revealed in January 2006 that Cook, which has 36...
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M&S: we’ll never stock fresh brands
M&S has closed the door on the possibility of stocking branded fresh produce, insisting brands could not match the quality of its own-label range. The retailer announced last week that it would introduce 400 ambient food and drink...
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M&S plans to open 20 food stores in hospitals
Marks and Spencer is planning to open 20 Simply Food franchises at hospitals in the next five years, The Grocer has learned.Tony Keating, CEO of the retailer's franchise partner SSP UK, confirmed he was in discussions with health trusts...
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Bulletin: Twinings job cuts… M&S brands go-ahead… Kraft outlook clouds
Tea brand cuts back as owner makes hay; retail giant to sell Marmite; expectations slump for Cadbury suitor
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NewsM&S extends brands nationwide as profits stay flat
Marks & Spencer is to sell branded products in all its UK stores following a successful trial.
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M&S lists First Milk’s unpasteurised debut
First Milk is flexing its muscles in specialist cheese with the launch of its first unpasteurised milk cheese.Kilmory Cheddar was developed in collaboration with M&S at First Milk's Torrylinn Creamery on the Isle of Arran. It has...
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How M&S will bring order to the chaos of its supply system
Marks & Spencer has brought investors up to speed on plans to update its supply chain, finally answering its critics' cries for investment. Chloe Ryan reports
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Rowcliffe to supply M&S with cheeses
Anthony Rowcliffe & Son has won a contract to supply M&S with a range of 11 artisan British cheeses.It will be the first time Rowcliffe, which distributes speciality British and Continental cheeses, has supplied the retailer. The...
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M&S plans to cut prices again to improve sales
Marks & Spencer would have to make further margin sacrifices on food in an effort to boost sales, Sir Stuart Rose admitted this week as he revealed another set of poor trading figures.A 2% cut in food prices over the past year had...
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NFT takes on distribution of M&S sarnies
Logistics specialists NFT has secured a deal to distribute M&S sandwiches on behalf of major own-label supplier Uniq.As part of the three-year deal, NFT, the former distribution arm of Northern Foods, will handle 60% of M&S's...
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M&S’s Pick and Mix goes into 100 stores
M&S has declared its Pick and Mix trial a roaring success and has rolled the range out to 100 stores.The retailer began selling the sweets in six stores in April and launched it in a further 94 branches such as Marble Arch,...
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M&S squeezes size of baby lemons
Marks & Spencer is launching the smallest lemons ever sold on the UK high street. At just 30mm to 40mm wide, the lemons are half the size of the standard variety.