Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 50
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NewsM&S eschews supermarket price war with food quality focus
Marks & Spencer is launching an in-store campaign to highlight the superior quality of its Simply M&S range…
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Comment & OpinionM&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
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NewsM&S food sales strong despite fall in annual profits
Marks & Spencer has reported better than expected profits – boosted by another strong performance in food.
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NewsM&S wines are toast of William Reed Wine Challenge
M&S has taken the lion’s share of gold medals won by supermarket wines at the International Wine Challenge…
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Comment & OpinionPie and mash-up
Behold, the M&S fish and chips pie! Is this a belated April Fool, or the start of a new wave of supermarket NPD?
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NewsM&S food sales creep up 0.1% in fourth quarter
Marks & Spencer shares soared this morning after the retailer reported an improvement in clothing sales.
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NewsAldi tops M&S ad spend as discounters target multiples
As Aldi goes head to head with the big four, it’s come within touching distance of matching even Sainsbury’s on ad spend…
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NewsM&S plots 250 new stores abroad by 2017
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to open 250 new overseas stores in the next three years.
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NewsGlamour cherries in UK retailers this month
Super-premium Glamour Cherries will return to UK retailers next week…
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NewsBritish asparagus makes early arrival in M&S
Marks & Spencer started selling the first British asparagus of the season this week – three weeks earlier than last year.
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NewsM&S secures first of this year's Jersey Royal potatoes
M&S has become the first of the mults to stock this year’s indoor-grown Jersey Royal potatoes…
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Analysis & FeaturesShoppers spread the wealth as discounters and M&S gain
It was the most promiscuous Christmas ever, with many shoppers visiting every supermarket, discounter and c-store…
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NewsPark Cakes wins M&S cake contract from Avana Bakeries
Marks & Spencer has ended its cake contract with 2 Sisters Food Group-owned Avana Bakeries and given the business to Park Cakes, as part of a strategic review of its supplier base.
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NewsPolice launch crackdown on 'fake retailer' fraudsters
The police are stepping up efforts to fight fraud involving criminals impersonating large UK food retailers…
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NewsM&S food business buoyant as clothing sales slump
Marks & Spencer has reported a small drop in quarterly like-for-likes despite a much-publicised revamp of its clothing offer.
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NewsM&S online wine business must double sales to make a profit
Marks & Spencer has said it will need to more than double the size of its wine e-commerce business to become profitable…
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NewsApril Preston leaves M&S to run NPD at 2 Sisters
April Preston has been appointed innovation director for 2 Sisters Food Group…
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NewsYorkshire Baker puts £12m into North Yorks factory
Yorkshire Baker has invested £12m in a new factory after winning a new contract with Marks & Spencer.
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Comment & OpinionM&S food in rude health
A year on from his appointment as M&S’s executive director of food, Steve Rowe can be congratulated for making a good business better…
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NewsWaitrose sausages win gold award
Waitrose has won the multiple retailer category in this year’s British Sausage Week awards…