All Marks & Spencer articles – Page 66
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M&S puts expansion plans on hold
Marks and Spencer has put on hold all international expansion while it sorts out its UK operations, chairman Luc Vandevelde said this week. "At this point we've stopped all expansion everywhere until we know where we want to go and how we want to do...
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Streamlining process ahead for M&S management team
Marks and Spencer has restructured its main board, saying it is now focusing on strategy and corporate governance so no longer needs the same degree of "functional representation". Chairman Luc Vandevelde said this reflected a new approach that...
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It's now too late for former staff to claim says M&S
Marks and Spencer will not be facing a huge pay out to former managers, the chain has claimed. Former M&S food marketing and design executive Gerry Hodes was unfairly dismissed last year, according to a recent industrial tribunal decision, and is...
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Organics: M&S set for exclusive ranges
Marks and Spencer has announced a joint organic farming venture with the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service. Through the venture, a range of brassica crops and some root vegetables could also be tested for sale on an exclusive basis....
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Blow for M&S as directors quit
Marks & Spencer suffered another setback this week when the head of its food business unit quit. Roger Whiteside is leaving to join LM Solutions, a company set up to seek internet opportunities in the European food markets. M&S said no sucessor...
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M&S relaunches with image makeover
Marks & Spencer this week relaunched itself with an upbeat brand identity which the group hopes will help revive its fortunes. The new Marks & Spencer logo will represent the brand on packaging, labelling, promotional material and in stores. The...
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Evolution of a whole new look
Marks and Spencer will revamp its branding and packaging across its entire food and non food product range by the end of the year. The company announced this week that the St Michael brand would disappear from some goods and feature only on the...
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Joanne Denney
Chief executive, IGD Rising through the ranks at Marks and Spencer, Denney spent time in commercial store management, learning about retailing at the sharp end. She then moved to the head office training department where, as training manager, she...
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Chain holds on to its share of UK food; no plans to abandon US operations In store revamp set for autumn Marks and Spencer this week confirmed expectations with the announcement of a slump in annual pretax profit of nearly 50% to £634.6m before...
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Marks & Spencer is expanding its franchise operation into the Czech Republic. It follows the announcement two weeks ago that Tesco is buying two retailing businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the US-based Kmart Corporation. The 13,000...
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SALVESEN DEPOT OPENS
Christian Salvesen has officially opened its £2.3m shared user produce depot in Evesham, Worcester. Among its customers are Asda, the Co-op, Fyffes, Marks and Spencer, Safeway, Somerfield, and Tesco. It has the capacity to handle more than a...
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Green out of picture as M&S works to recover
Financier Philip Green has announced he has no intention of bidding for Marks & Spencer. The announcement ends weeks of speculation he was stalking the company with the intention of launching a takeover. Green said he did reserve the right to make...
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City puts frighteners on talk of Tesco/M&S link
Tesco bosses have refused to deny a possible tie up with Marks & Spencer even after shareholders saw the value of the former's stocks plummet this week. The continued speculation saw M&S stocks climb as high as 332.5p in the early part of the week...
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M&S seeks health destination appeal with Count on Us foods f
Marks and Spencer has taken on McVitie's Go Ahead! and other major health oriented brands with the launch of its Count on Us range for slimmers and the health conscious this week. The move is a brave attempt by the beleaguered retailer to add...
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Leighton tipped to run Marks
Clive Beddall Charismatic Asda chief executive Allan Leighton is tipped to take a leading role in a takeover bid for troubled Marks & Spencer. Leighton, 45, the man who brokered the £6.7bn deal which saw Wal-Mart buy Asda last June, is seen by...