Archive of all Marks & Spencer articles – Page 18
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Comment & Opinion
M&S’s ‘everyday essentials’ price cuts could go a long way to boost its competitiveness
The price cuts mean an M&S loaf of bread now costs the same as its equivalent in Sainsbury’s and Tesco, and is only 1p more expensive than Morrisons and Asda.
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News
M&S Food invests in Remarksable value range amid soaring living costs
The retailer first launched Remarksable 2019, and ‘now is the right time to go further’, says COO and Food MD Stuart Machin
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News
Marks & Spencer to launch new Food magazine
The new 72-page Food mag will feature recipes, celebrity interviews and expert tips
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News
M&S partners with secondhand kids’ clothing platform Dotte
M&S is launching a trial with the peer-to-peer marketplace where users can buy, sell, donate and recycle outgrown kidswear
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News
Food inflation crisis ‘not even started yet’ says ex-Sainsbury’s boss Justin King
The former Sainsbury’s boss, now a director at M&S, believes food inflation will last through the whole of next year
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News
Loyalty tech startup Bink appoints Tim Gittins to its leadership team
Gittins previously worked for 15 years at motorway service area operator Moto Hospitality, in a number of senior posts including COO
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News
Animal welfare report urges ‘too slow’ food companies to do more
Waitrose and M&S retained their Tier 1 positions for the eight and ninth consecutive years respectively
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News
M&S to launch Early Learning Centre partnership in stores
The move comes after a successful online trial first launched on M&S.com at the end of 2020
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News
M&S CEO Steve Rowe steps down as Food MD Stuart Machin takes top role
Current co-COO Katie Bickerstaffe will become co-CEO, with a focus on driving the business’s global omnichannel, and digital and data strategies
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News
UK retailers rally support for Ukraine as Russian invasion escalates
Retailers had pulled Russian products from shelves and made donations to Ukraine relief efforts
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Interviews
Costa Coffee’s Becky Brock on ‘backing the big bets’ with M&S and Coca-Cola
Costa’s commercial & customer director only joined 15 months ago but has already launched a tie-up with M&S, revamped Costa’s loyalty scheme, and expanded its Deliveroo partnership. So what’s next?
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News
M&S suspends all shipments to Russian stores
There are currently 48 M&S outlets in Russia and 10 in Ukraine
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News
Costa Coffee to sell Percy Pigs as part of M&S supply deal
Costa will also sell a variety of breakfast items, such as hot boxes and porridges, lunch sandwiches and salads as well as kids’ pizzas
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News
M&S to offer coffee rewards as it takes Sparks loyalty scheme to its cafés
Customers will be rewarded with a free drink for each six hot drinks purchased at the M&S Café
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News
Aldi seeks Cuthbert trademark after publicity from M&S row
As well as cake, Aldi wants the trademark to apply to a long list of general merchandise
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News
Supply chain antibiotics: consumers urge supermarkets to do more
New report from the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics has revealed that not all animal foods are covered by supermarket policies
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News
M&S to raise staff pay to £10 an hour in ‘broader reward’ move
The retailer also offers colleagues 20% discount across products from its food and clothing & home ranges
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Comment & Opinion
What we can learn from the Aldi and M&S battle over Colin and Cuthbert
Trade mark lawyers Joel Smith and Peter Elkin advise on how best to protect your IP
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News
M&S and Aldi call it quits over Colin the Caterpillar dispute
Both have declined to comment on the terms of the settlement