Stuart Machin news, comment and analysis – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 17 October: M&S, BrewDog, Tate & Lyle
A busy morning in the papers for fmcg sees a spotlight on the latest NIQ supermarket data, BrewDog financial results and takeover speculation at Tate & Lyle
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NewsSupermarket bosses call for 20% business rates cut in letter to Rachel Reeves
Retail needs a business rates cut to ‘stem the tide’ of shop closures, says the BRC
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NewsDoomed Asda plastic refill aisles making just £1,000 a week
Earlier this week Asda revealed it was to scrap its trials of refillable packaging technology, in a major blow to the industry’s war on plastic
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Comment & OpinionRoisin Currie: the most humble of Grocer Cup winners
The Grocer Cup trophy dates back to 1923, and the list of former winners reads like a who’s who of grocery greats
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NewsM&S investing £38m in new stores in Bristol and Bath
The planned Bristol and Bath stores were announced today by CEO Stuart Machin in response to a shareholder question at the retailer’s AGM
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much are the top supermarket bosses paid?
From the lowest to the highest, here are the salaries of the UK’s leading supermarket bosses
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NewsMedia Bites 4 April: Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s. Getir
Marks and Spencer’s chief executive received the biggest pay package the retailer has awarded in a decade, taking home £4.7mn as the group continued to improve its fortunes
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NewsMarks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin sees pay rise by £2m
Machin saw his overall pay package rise by more than £2m last year to £4.7m due to a sharp increase in bonuses and share awards
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NewsMedia Bites 3 June: Nestlé, grocery market share, Ocado
The chief executive of Nestlé said feeding ageing populations had become a major priority
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Comment & OpinionVisual cues link Ocado convenience with summertime
The ad sees a series of people reminded to buy items based on some seasonal prompts
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NewsM&S announces Alison Dolan as new CFO
Dolan is currently CFO of leading digital property portal Rightmove, a post she has held since 2020
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NewsCity news: M&S delights investors as turnaround finally takes hold
Investors lapped up declarations from Stuart Machin of Marks & Spencer entering a new era as a hard-fought and long-awaited turnaround started to bear fruit
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NewsMedia Bites 23 May: M&S, UPFs, inflation
The front pages of today’s papers are dominated by the suprise election but sparkling M&S annual results also receive blanker coverage
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Comment & OpinionM&S finally puts turnaround doubts to bed with ‘glittering results’
The business is being hailed as the UK’s new ‘retail champion’
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NewsM&S chief adamant final joint venture payment is not owed to Ocado
It could put the two on course for a legal showdown
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NewsCity snapshot: New beginnings for M&S as profits soar
Marks & Spencer has declared the start of a new era as its turnaround plan delivered bumper profits and sales growth. Plus, UK inflation falls to “normal” levels and losses widen at brewer Adnams
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list: 10 women at the forefront of grocery technology
Despite a lack of encouragement to study STEM subjects, more and more women are looking to get into tech. Happily, the grocery sector offers plenty of strong, female role models
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NewsM&S changing cows’ diets to cut methane emissions
The change is projected to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the herds of 40 M&S dairy farmers by 11,000 tonnes annually
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Comment & OpinionHow M&S is innovating its way to net zero
As I think about the climate challenges ahead, I see an opportunity to combine the good work we already do on sustainability with our unique supplier relationships, says Stuart Machin, M&S CEO
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NewsJayne Wall joins M&S from Morrisons as director of central store operations
Wall is set to join M&S in August when the retailer’s head of central operations Peter Line retires from a full-time leadership role after 40 years with the business