Archive of all Marks & Spencer articles – Page 55
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All M&S's milk sold in UK recycled plastic
M&S is to become the first retailer to sell its entire range of milk in bottles made from UK-sourced recycled plastic.The new bottles contain 10%-recycled High Density Polyethelyne (HDPE) plastic material, manufactured from old UK milk...
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NewsM&S boss Rose paves way for early exit
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has for the first time signalled his intention to step down from the helm of the high street giant ahead of the July 2011 date previously earmarked for his retirement.
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NewsM&S confirms dividend cut after 40% profits crash
Marks & Spencer has reported an expected 39.9% slump in full-year pre-tax profits and slashed its dividend by a third, amid what the retailer called a “very challenging economic environment”.
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M&S shoppers encouraged to spend a penny in store
Marks & Spencer is to offer shoppers two million items, priced at just 1p each, for three days starting from next Wednesday, in celebration of its 'Penny Bazaar' heritage. 300 main stores will offer 20 different product lines all priced at 1p, according to a report in The Daily Mail. Jewellery sets, beach balls, knickers, ties and socks will all feature in the sale...
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NewsPicture This...Turning the tables on M&S
Fed up of losing trade to M&S when it ran its Dine In For Two For £10 offer, one wine bar and restaurant owner in Cheltenham has hit back. Andrew Billington of the Montpellier Wine Bar, which has been trading for 32 years, has started to display...
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M&S initiative urges shoppers to 'Eat Fish'
A major new initiative encouraging consumers to eat more fish has been unveiled by M&S.The retailer's Eat Fish campaign begins next week to coincide with the start of the British south coast season. It will be supported in-store with the...
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NewsM&S going retro for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th birthday with the launch of a raft of retro food and drink products - some of which it hasn't sold for years. Biscuits, tea and jam in limited-edition packaging will hit shelves on Monday alongside...
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NewsM&S red meat volumes soar thanks to price cuts
Marks & Spencer has turned around last year's poor performance on red meat through an aggressive price-cutting programme. The retailer's volume sales of red meat plunged 30% year-on-year in late 2008 as the recession took its toll....
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NewsRose hails new ranges for slowing M&S food sales decline
Marks & Spencer has posted better than expected results for the fourth quarter of the year, with like-for-like sales down by just 4.2% in the UK.
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M&S losing customers to big four
Marks & Spencer will continue to struggle against the big four over the next year, a report from research group Bernstein warns.
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City: axing 25 Simply Food stores won't fix M&S food problems
Marks & Spencer's closure of 25 "underperforming" Simply Food stores will do little to fix its struggling food business, analysts said this week. Defiant chairman Sir Stuart Rose claimed he was "encouraged" by this year's 5.2% drop in food...
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NewsSimply Food, not fashion, is biggest casualty as M&S closes stores
Marks & Spencer will cull 1,200 jobs and close 27 stores – including 25 Simply Food stores – after announcing its worst quarterly performance for more than a decade.
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Parkie talks turkey in M&S's latest ad
Michael Parkinson has become the latest celebrity to do a voiceover for a Marks & Spencer TV food ad in the post-Dervla Kirwan era.In the final weekend before Christmas, M&S is set to add to its range of promotions, which last week included...
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M&S slashes prices to pull in shoppers
Marks & Spencer has slashed the price of products across its business as high street stores continue to struggle to pull in shoppers.
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James is first indie to get M&S Simply Food
M&S Simply Food will be trialled at a BP franchise for the first time next year. Leading independent retailer and ACS vice chairman Jonathan James has been chosen as the first franchisee of a BP Connect store to include an M&S Simply Food offer....
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M&S apple to help Great Ormond St
A new variety of apple has been launched into Marks & Spencer to help raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.Amelia's Apple is named after Amelia Basset, the M&S Ilkeston store manager's daughter, who died aged 11...
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M&S confirms fears with 34% profits slump
Marks & Spencer is pinning its hopes for a resurgence in the food market on promotions such as its ‘Dine in for £10’ offer, after the high street giant announced a drop in first-half profits of more than a third.
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Duck on the menu at M&S this Christmas
Duck producer Cherry Valley has secured a deal to supply six new free-range prepared duck products to Marks & Spencer. The Lincolnshire-based company, which is the UK’s largest duck manufacturer and produces eight million ducks a year, has begun...
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M&S dairy suppliers get carbon test
M&S has become the latest retailer to measure the carbon footprints of its dedicated milk suppliers. The company has completed its analysis of the 44 farms in its UK milk pool using a measuring tool developed by supplier group Dairy Crest...
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Suppliers fume as M&S fails to deliver on sales
Leading suppliers to Marks & Spencer have hit out at the retailer for failing to deliver increases in sales volumes promised under the terms of its Project Genesis. The controversial scheme – earlier dubbed ‘Project Genocide’ by one supplier – came...