Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 42
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NewsHubbub secures more Sainsbury's support for community fridges
M&S is also considering getting involved in the scheme
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Samuel Higginson, M&S
Samuel thought he wanted to be a pathologist. Then three days at a food science summer school changed everything and set him on a path towards a career at M&S
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NewsMarks & Spencer switches entire milk supply to RSPCA Assured
Change comes after M&S farm was implicated in exposé by animal welfare group
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NewsBP opens M&S Simply Food service station in Aviemore
The number of BP M&S Simply Food forecourts has grown to 230 since 2005
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches lunchtime meal deal for £3.50
The deal, for a “bargain price”, was introduced last week and is thought to be the cheapest ever from the retailer
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NewsMarks & Spencer links with Wasabi for sushi counter trial
The trial will run at five M&S stores, four of which are in London
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NewsM&S coated fish sales fall after supplier shift
Its share of the category has also fallen significantly, as its rivals enjoyed sales growth…
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NewsM&S announces 75-tonne Project Thin Air packaging reduction
M&S has reduced packaging on more than 140 of its lines, which has resulted in 152 fewer delivery lorries being on the road
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Marks & Spencer puzzles analysts with sales fall
The market was left distinctly unimpressed this week by Marks & Spencer’s first quarter organic sales fall
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NewsGist agrees to end pay disparity at M&S Hemel Hempstead site
Gist has agreed to give 23 workers on local contracts the same pay and conditions as employees on national contracts
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NewsAldi overtakes M&S and Waitrose in customer service ranking
The supermarkets with the lowest customer service levels were Tesco, Asda and the Co-op
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NewsM&S trading update: What the analysts say
M&S shares have fallen 4.7% today despite improving trends in general merchandise and grocery and headline sales growth of 2.7%.
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NewsCity snapshot: Marks & Spencer’s first quarter like-for-like sales drop 0.5%
Marks & Spencer has reported a 0.5% fall in first quarter like-for-like sales, as the timing of Easter and improved performance in general merchandise led to an improved overall sales performance. Plus, retail sales rise 1.2% last month amid best food sales since 2012, McBride’s annual sales drop 5.9% and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsUnite strike action threatens M&S deliveries at 100 sites
Twenty workers are due to strike for 12 days over claims of £8,000 pay discrepancy at delivery company Gist
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NewsWorld Avocado Organization and Tesco link for marketing push
Campaign will see Tesco take an ‘al fresco’ avocado roadshow around the UK
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NewsSainsbury's and M&S suspend links with Real Junk Food Project
The café chain, which serves surplus stock, is under investigation for redistributing out-of-date food.
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NewsM&S plans to halve its food waste by 2025 in new Plan A
Plan A 2025 commits the retailer to 17 headline targets spanning health, the environment and sustainable sourcing
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NewsFive things we learned from the M&S results
Steve Rowe was upbeat about ongoing plan to revamp estate and further integrate two sides of business
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NewsMelanie Smith joins Marks & Spencer as strategy director
Smith will take up the newly created role next month
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NewsMedia Bites 25 May: M&S, Fever-Tree, Britvic
Investors largely welcomed the signs of progress at Marks & Spencer under new boss Steve Rowe yesterday, but this morning’s headlines do not make pleasant reading for the high street stalwart.