Stuart Machin news, comment and analysis
Stuart Machin has been CEO of Marks & Spencer since 2022. He led the retailer's M&S Food division revival. The Grocer covers Machin and his leadership at Morrisons with news, comment and opinion.
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NewsM&S partners with Coles to sell food in Australia
M&S products including Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar confectionery, British Shortbread and Luxury Gold Tea will be available in Coles stores across Australia from this Wednesday
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Dave Lewis takes Diageo and New Product & Packaging Awards
The big news was the appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as the new CEO of Diageo. Lewis has nothing to prove after an outstanding career but it’s fascinating to consider why he’s chosen, at the age of 60, to take on another CEO role
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NewsM&S veg found in ROI carrying ‘Not for EU’ labelling
It comes as M&S boss Stuart Machin has been vocal in his criticism of the requirements of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework, which mandates ‘Not for EU’ labelling
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NewsRetail footfall down for sixth consecutive month
The BRC said it showed the need for the Chancellor to support shops in the budget on 26 November
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NewsM&S shoppers braced for tax rises after Chancellor’s pre-budget speech
M&S chief Stuart Machin said feedback from customers showed Rachel Reeves’s speech had done nothing for confidence and instead left them ’very worried’
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NewsM&S cyberattack cost £136m but retailer ‘regaining momentum’
M&S has revealed direct costs of the cyberattack that sent systems haywire in Easter will total £136m in 2025, as further charges land on top of £101.6m in costs already sustained
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NewsSupermarket chiefs in new inflation warning to Rachel Reeves
Reeves has been warned yet again by supermarket chiefs of the danger of driving up food prices if she heaps more tax on large shops
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NewsM&S boss Machin calls for EU SPS talks to be ‘sped up’
The Windsor Framework, had introducing ’a lot of cost, a lot of complexity and impacting our product range and product shelf lives’, Machin said
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin sets out budget demands for Rachel Reeves
‘Over the last year, retail has been hit by an alphabet soup of taxes and regulations,’ said Machin
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin meets Rachel Reeves ahead of budget
The Chancellor visited M&S’s Pudsey store in her Leeds West constituency on Friday
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NewsArchie Norman’s tenure as M&S chairman extended for three years
‘The board is unanimous in its conviction that his continuation as chairman is in the best interests of the company,’ said M&S
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NewsM&S calls on government for employer National Insurance relief for retail
M&S said research showed one in four young people were choosing to begin their careers in retail – more than double the number choosing any other industry
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NewsM&S market share level with Waitrose as Ocado sales boom
M&S’s grocery market share for the year to 7 September was 4.5%, made up of 4% in its stores and another 0.5% through Ocado.com
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s going wrong with the Windsor Framework?
It was designed to solve the problems Brexit caused to Northern Irish imports and exports – but red tape and the resulting red lanes remain
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NewsM&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham stepping down
M&S operations director Sacha Berendji will take on responsibility for digital and technology
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Comment & OpinionFood innovation teams face an uphill, but vital, battle
Without our food designers we’d still be eating boiled mince and potato and drinking mead, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionMystery shop win symbolises M&S recovery from cyberattack
M&S is pulling in more punters despite prices 22% higher than the cheapest supermarket. Impressive
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NewsM&S signs Asda and Tesco veteran as new chief people officer
Marks & Spencer has appointed a Asda and Tesco retail veteran as its new chief people officer
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NewsWindsor Framework’s final phase hitting NI availability for some products
Checks on food and drink via the third and final phase of the post-Brexit framework came into force on 1 July
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Analysis & FeaturesHas M&S or Co-op done a better job in evolving cybercomms?
In the wake of major cyberattacks, how have M&S and Co-op handled their crisis comms, and how have approaches evolved?