All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 54
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M&S races ahead with Simply Food refit plans
Marks and Spencer is four weeks ahead of schedule with its conversion programme for the 28 Iceland stores it acquired for £38m in January. The retailer is converting four stores a week for the next seven weeks to its Simply Food format,...
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Customers should always come first
The trading environment remains very competitive for food retailers. But recent updates from Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury and Morrisons confirm that good execution of a customer-led strategy will grow market share and attract spend from new...
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Food sales drive group recovery at upbeat M&S
Marks and Spencer served up a strong set of results this week, thanks to the food business that it intends to grow further, says James DurstonThe nationals have been obsessed with the nascent signs of recovery shown by Marks and...
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M&S food sales increase
Marks and Spencer has reported a 3.6% increase in full-year like-for-like food sales to April 1.The retailer revealed that food had a “very successful” year, with sales increasing 7%, driven by a renewed focus on quality and...
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M&S results expected
Marks and Spencer is this week expected to reveal full-year pre-tax profit of approximately £751m, up from £618m the year before.Analysts have also predicted that the retailer will unveil plans to increase the amount of space in its stores...
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Head of taste for Eat Natural
Harriet Gregory is to be the new head of taste matters at Eat Natural.Gregory joins Eat Natural from Marks and Spencer and has more than a decade of experience in NPD and new taste pioneering. She will be responsible for all new product...
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Head of taste for Eat Natural
Harriet Gregory is to be the new head of taste matters at Eat Natural.Gregory joins Eat Natural from Marks and Spencer and has more than a decade of experience in NPD and new taste pioneering. She will be responsible for all new product...
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M&S may be paving way to rebrand to 'Your M&S'
Marks and Spencer's move to re-badge a store fascia in London as Your M&S could pave the way for a rebranding of its products, analysts have predicted. Although the retailer said that the change of name at its Edgware Road...
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Compass points to sale
A travel retail shake up is on the menu. Rachel Barnes reportsMarks and Spencer's Simply Food format could be ripe for expansion following the announced sale of catering group Compass's travel arm Select Service Partner.The...
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M&S ambitious for Simply Food
Marks and Spencer is planning to increase its share of grocery in the UK by continuing the expansion of its Simply Food.Stuart Rose, chief executive, said M&S is continuing to look for more space to open Simply Food stores and...
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Geest and DGM merger
Marks and Spencer potato suppliers Geest QV, a joint venture between Geest Foods and QV Foods, and DGM Growers, which is owned by M&W Mack, have merged. The new company, to be called Manor Fresh, will have an annual turnover of...
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M&S sells Kings Super Markets
Marks and Spencer is selling its US foodstore chain Kings Super Markets.The retailer said that the chain had been sold to a US investment group consisting of Angelo, Gordon & Co, MTN Capital Partners and Bruce Weitz for $61.5m (£35.4m) in...
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The Saturday Essay
>>TIM LANG, PROFESSOR OF FOOD POLICY, CITY UNIVERSITY, has worries about the future of fair trade and ethical linesI pinched myself listening to Stuart Rose of Marks and Spencer launching Fairtrade Fortnight. Who would have...
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M&S set to dig in with Gerrards Cross store
Marks and Spencer could be preparing to rub salt into Tesco's wounds by beating the chain to open a store in Gerrards Cross.Tesco is developing a store in the town but had to put its plans on hold after a tunnel beneath the site...
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Fitting right in to the locality
Marks and Spencer has recently stepped up the pace of its Simply Food expansion with the acquisition of 28 Iceland stores. CACI’s analysis reveals the cherry-picking of sites from Iceland’s portfolio has been well thought-through. While the...
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Is M&S cooking its own goose?
Dozens of loyal shoppers have come forward to support frozen ready meals retailer Cook in its row over own label with rival Marks and Spencer.As revealed in The Grocer last week, Cook claims the packaging and wording of M&S’s Cook! own...
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Iceland on track for growth
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker insists that it is still committed to sustaining growth, despite selling off 28 stores this week.Walker said the £38m sale on a leasehold basis to Marks and Spencer, which plans to turn them into Simply Food outlets,...
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Iceland on track for growth
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker insists that it is still committed to sustaining growth, despite selling off 28 stores this week.Walker said the £38m sale on a leasehold basis to Marks and Spencer, which plans to turn them into Simply Food outlets,...
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M&S eyeing Simply Food BP expansion?
Marks and Spencer could be planning to expand its Simply Food format to 300 BP service stations across the country.The retailer is currently piloting eight Simply Food stores on BP forecourts and reports suggest that if the roll-out goes...
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Caution despite strong M&S sales
Shares in Marks and Spencer fell 9.75p to close at 492.25p yesterday after investors reacted with caution to a solid set of third quarter sales figures.Despite M&S revealing a 4.8% increase in UK sales and a 7.9% increase in food sales for...