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Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 73
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In Profile: Q&A with Nigel Hardy, Trading Director for Multiple Grocers, Gallaher
What is your background? I worked for 10 years at Marks and Spencer. One of my first roles was as assistant manager at the store in Northumberland...
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M&S service aims for easy celebrating
Marks & Spencer is rolling out a party service to stores to capitalise on the popularity of its Christmas ordering service.Called ‘Leave it to us…’ it is geared towards customers ordering food for special occasions, from informal suppers to...
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A fun factory delivers
I pray thee leave, call home the heart you gave me….’ Billy Dobinson, a customer assistant at Marks & Spencer’s Metro Centre, is reading aloud from a book of love poems. Every now and then he stops reading and unashamedly plugs his Valentine’s Day...
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M&S to open more Lifestore outlets
Marks & Spencer has confirmed it is to extend its new Lifestores concept – even before the pilot outlet has opened. The chain is spending £60m on its Lifestore concept where homewares are grouped together by ideas such as “rest” and...
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Thompson’s back after a Gap
Anthony Thompson has rejoined Marks & Spencer as its director of childrenswear.Thompson joined US fashion retailer Gap in 2000 as senior vice president Europe, responsible for building the brand in the UK, France and Germany. His...
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Geest uses tags for M&S lines
Geest is rolling out radio frequency identification tagging technology across all factories supplying Marks and Spencer as part of a radical drive to improve supply chain efficiency.All trays heading for M&S are being equipped with tags...
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The Saturday Essay
>>let’s get close to farmers – Paul Willgoss, head of agriculture and technical manager of protein foods, M&SAt Marks & Spencer our customers’ interest in where their food comes from and how it is produced has never been greater. Who...
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M&S goes for seasonal best
David Shapley Consumers are being encouraged to pick up the best tasting seasonal fruit and veg at Marks and Spencer. The retailer has launched Best of Season', a new initiative to promote seasonal produce. The products selected for...
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Usdaw seeks M&S foothold
Shopworkers' union Usdaw is seeking recognition at Marks and Spencer after it claimed it had been inundated with calls from angry staff wanting to join the union after discovering they faced cuts in pay. M&S has announced it would cut its...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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M&S launches Simply Food into m-way services
Marks and Spencer will open a Simply Food store at the Moto Toddington services on the M1 this summer in its first foray into motorway retailing. The 2,100 sq ft store will focus on meal solutions, fresh produce, dairy, baked goods, sandwiches,...
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Asda has this week been named as the country's favourite sup
Shoppers were asked to rank retailers as best or second best on five key attributes: price, range, quality, service and shelf stocks. They were asked to choose between Asda, the Co-op, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway,...
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M&S to trial virtual sales assistant
Marks and Spencer is to trial a virtual sales assistant alongside its self-checkout till (SCOT) and said that it would also roll-out the tills to a further eight stores this autumn.The virtual sales assistant is a fully animated 3D image...
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Exclusive Jubilee at M&S
Jubilee strawberries will be on sale exclusively in all 300 Marks and Spencer stores this season and are expected to make more than 50% of its strawberry sales by August. The variety made its debut last summer over a six-week period in selected...
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Remember when Marks and Spencer's Italian ready meals were t
What a difference a decade makes. With more sophisticated palates, today's consumers are not only likely to eschew the old ready meal mainstays, they are also just as likely to pick up one of the bewildering choice of alternatives in a supermarket...
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Foogo replaces M&S at WH Smith
WH Smith is rolling out a new Foogo sandwiches range to travel stores after winding up a supply deal with Marks & Spencer.
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Simply Food set to grow fast
Anne Bruce Marks and Spencer's Simply Food estate is set for rapid expansion as early stores outperform the rest of its estate. Chief executive Roger Holmes said M&S planned to acquire parcels of sites as well as individual stores to hit a...
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M&S on the road to back farmers
Ed Bedington Marks and Spencer has announced it will be investing more than £2.5m in supporting British farmers this year. The retailer will be attending nine agricultural shows which it said would allow it to bring its customers together...
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Gondolas at large for M&S Italian range push
Marks & Spencer is showcasing its Italian range until June, with new products and instore activity that includes tastings and gondola-end promotions. Sampling of some of the 250 products which cover prepared meals, sandwiches, wines, breads,...