Archive of all Marks & Spencer articles – Page 51

  • Social media websites
    News

    Tesco trust declines in social media backlash

    2012-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has suffered a significant souring of opinion on social media over the last few months, according to analysis carried out for The Grocer.

  • Barratt Alley Cats & Hound Dogs
    News

    Barratt adds Alley Cats and Hound Dogs

    2012-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Tangerine has expanded its Barratt brand with cats and dogs sweets similar to M&S’s Percy Pig lines.

  • Marks & Spencer Samsung TV app
    News

    M&S lifestyle app hints at future of shopping

    2012-02-02T12:10:00Z

    Marks & Spencer is bringing its food, lifestyle and fashion expertise to the nation’s living rooms by becoming the first UK retailer to launch an app on interactive television sets from Samsung.

  • Marks & Spencer
    News

    M&S steps up Groundwork partnership to clear up parks

    2012-01-13T13:16:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has launched a campaign in association with environmental charity Groundwork to make better use of parks, gardens and other green spaces.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Asda pitch-perfect, M&S cheap and tacky?

    2011-11-26T16:09:00Z

    Asda’s surprisingly classy ad leaves M&S in its wake. For proof that Christmas isn’t a slam dunk…

  • Marks and Spencers X Factor Christmas advert
    Analysis & Features

    Xmas Crackers

    2011-11-26T12:12:00Z

    Take one celebrity, add kids, tinsel and a lot of packshots. Throw in fake snow and a festive jingle and hey presto - a Christmas TV ad! So how does the class of 2011 rate? We commissioned a survey, trawled web forums and spoke to ad industry execs to find out.

  • Eurotunnel train and truck
    News

    Percy Pigs hit Paris as new M&S opens

    2011-11-19T10:50:00Z

    Marks & Spencer’s sandwiches will be heading for Paris on Eurotunnel next week when the retailer returns to the city after a 10-year absence

  • News

    M&S offers everyday items online

    2011-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has finally introduced a food offer ­online.

    The high street retailer has listed 100 “favourite food hall products” on its website, including everyday items such as ready meals, fresh meats and desserts, for customers…

  • Analysis & Features

    Putting the sparks back into Marks

    2011-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Marc Bolland is on a mission – to completely revamp the Marks & Spencer estate in two years. He shows Guy Montague-Jones how at the retailer’s flagship Kensington store

  • MARKS SPENCER SIMPLY FOOD
    News

    M&S adds to online offer with ‘food hall favourites’

    2011-10-06T15:52:42.013Z

    Marks & Spencer has bulked up its online food range with 100 “favourite food hall products” that widen the scope of the offer beyond entertaining. The enlarged M&S Food to Order range, which allows customers to order online and collect in-store, contains everyday items including ready meals, fresh meats and ...

  • PRAWN-MAYO
    News

    M&S fills out its sandwiches

    2011-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer is bucking the trend for smaller pack sizes by adding extra filling to its sandwiches without increasing the price. Its prawn mayo sandwich has been bulked up the most and now contains 40% more prawns, followed by the…

  • MARKS AND SPENCER INTERIOR
    News

    Asbestos failings land M&S with £1m fine

    2011-09-28T12:33:54.450Z

    Marks & Spencer has been hit with a million-pound fine after “turning a blind eye” to an asbestos leak at two of its stores.

  • MARKS AND SPENCER INTERIOR
    News

    Bolland bids to make M&S more 'special'

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer is bringing back delis and investing in its bakeries in a bid to give it a “specialty” edge over the competition.

  • ASPARAGUS
    News

    ‘Reverse season’ asparagus in M&S for autumn

    2011-09-08T11:06:50.753Z

    Marks & Spencer is launching a ‘reverse season’ British asparagus that will come into season in the autumn instead of the usual springtime. It will be available in M&S stores from September to November.

  • News

    M&S official fashion partner of The X Factor

    2011-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Marks and Spencer is bidding to appeal to a wider audience in its role as official fashion partner of TV Show The X Factor. The retail giant has signed a deal with Syco TV, FremantleMedia Enterprises and ITV, to become the exclusive fashion...

  • CLASSIC-BEEF-JERKY
    News

    Jerky Group supplies own label for M&S

    2011-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Beef snack company The Jerky Group, supplier of the Wild West Beef Jerky and Bundu Original Beef Biltong brands, has launched an own-label beef jerky range for M&S. Available in Classic and Peppered, the new range is made in the UK…

  • DORSET-DAIRY-FARMERS
    News

    All four, one: M&S farmers get collective

    2011-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Four M&S dairy farmers from Dorset have clubbed together to create a collective buying and accounting system in a bid to cut costs and improve efficiency. The farmers, all of whom supply M&S through Dairy Crest, will share…

  • Comment & Opinion

    Carrying the can

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Today’s figures from Wrap represent the first time since records began that the number of single-use carrier bags being handed out has gone up instead of down.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Everything must go

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    As if it wasn’t already obvious, today we got another vivid symbol of the turbulence on the high street.

  • MARKS SPENCER FOREVER FISH
    News

    Forever Fish sustainability campaign begins at M&S

    2011-06-22T11:44:20.320Z

    A new campaign by Marks & Spencer to educate shoppers on sustainable fish begins today. Forever Fish is being funded with a new carrier bag that costs shoppers 5p apiece.