Archive of all Marks & Spencer articles – Page 31
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Comment & OpinionNew concepts and in-store theatre are vital for M&S revival
Supermarkets love to talk about in-store theatre but have been more likely to strip it out recently
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Comment & OpinionThe M&S tie-up with Infarm is about far more than fancy herbs
The installation of vertical herb farms in M&S stores shows its commitment to both freshness and sustainability
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NewsM&S brings Infarm vertical farms to seven London stores
Customers will be able to pick fresh herbs from the in-store ‘farms’, which are the first of their kind in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesWill families fill a trolley at the new-format M&S food store?
The Hempstead Valley branch has been restructured in a ‘store renewal’ trial to be ‘more relevant’ to busy families
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NewsM&S trials new store format in Kent with full grocery range
Hempstead Valley joins only around a dozen other branches in stocking M&S’s complete grocery range
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado completes JV with M&S
Ocado has completed its arrangements for a joint-venture with Marks & Spencer
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NewsMedia Bites 5 August: M&S, Tesco, Diageo
Marks & Spencer is fighting back against its two years of falling sales with larger stores, lower prices, family-sized packs of food and Percy Pigs
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NewsMarks & Spencer claims plastic reduction first with reusable container discounts
The Market Place format offers a variety of lunch-to-go options, including rotisserie chicken, fish and freshly prepared salads
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NewsOcado to create new customer contact centre to support M&S deal
Recruiting for a range of roles will begin this year in a scaling-up of customer service capacity ahead of September 2020
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s Stuart Machin: Little Shop toys are fun, sustainable and part of a plan
Customers are encouraged to ‘play, give, recycle’ to ensure no M&S Little Shop collectables go to waste, says food MD Stuart Machin
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NewsM&S opens Simply Food concessions in WH Smith stores
All four of the WH Smith branches are in areas where an M&S has closed as part of a five-year transformation programme ann…
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s giveaway toys have a whiff of desperation and confusion
Given the current backlash around plastic, could there possibly be a worse time for M&S’s idea?
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NewsM&S giving away plastic toy collectables in Little Shop promotion
The promotion is the first version in the UK of a campaign that has proved popular for retailers internationally
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NewsM&S launches ‘Fresh Market Specials’ offers on fresh produce
The ‘Fresh Market Specials’ arrived in stores this week, including a twin-pack of avocados, a five-pack of doughnut peache…
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NewsM&S links with ITV Weather’s Lucy Verasamy for fresh campaign
24 episodes are to be shown over the next six weeks in the tie-up
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NewsM&S extends In the Bag meal kit trial to more stores
The original six-store trial went live in February
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NewsM&S and Ocado shares hit by Tesco Finest possibility
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis may have only made brief mention of the possibility of Tesco creating an upmarket convenience store offering, but the City quickly took it as a threat to Marks & Spencer and Ocado’s new partnership.
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NewsAsda, Lidl and M&S among brands caught breaking 'junk' food ad rules
The ASA said in general, brands had been sticking to the advertising rules
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NewsCarmel McQuaid to step up into M&S sustainability role
She will replace Mike Barry, who was a key figure behind M&S’s Plan A sustainability strategy
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat progress do M&S's annual results show?
There were several examples of positive progress, or “green shoots”, highlighted in the results