Marks & Spencer
Major British multinational department store company
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Marks and Spencer plc is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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M&S boss takes pre-budget swipe at tax burdenThe chief executive of Marks & Spencer (M&S) has described operating under the current government as "like running up a downwards escalator with a rucksack on your back".Sky News - Published | |
Supermarket crowned nation's favourite for third time - despite being 'a bit pricey'M&S has been crowned the nation's favourite supermarket for the third time running according to a survey by consumer watchdog, Which?Sky News - Published | |
Tesco raises profit forecast while M&S also reports strong Christmas salesTesco has raised its annual profit forecast while joining Marks and Spencer (M&S) in reporting strong Christmas sales.Sky News - Published | |
Middle class shoplifters 'partly to blame for rise in retail crime'Middle class shoplifters who steal items while going through self-checkouts are partly to blame for the rise in retail crime, the chairman of Marks & Spencer has said.Sky News - Published | |
M&S restores dividend as half-year profits surge 75% despite discountingMarks & Spencer (M&S) has credited further progress in its turnaround strategy for a 75% surge in profits, achieved despite £30m of discounting to lure food shoppers amid the supermarket price war.Sky News - Published | |
M&S apologises and pulls Christmas advert post after Palestinian flag controversyMarks & Spencer has apologised after an outtake from its newly released Christmas advert was criticised for showing burning paper hats resembling the Palestinian flag.Sky News - Published | |
'It's officially Christmas': M&S and Asda launch festive ad campaigns earlyRetailers have fired the starting gun on Christmas advertising season by launching their festive campaigns earlier than usual.Sky News - Published | |
Marks & Spencer to ditch plastic bags in all storesMarks & Spencer is swapping plastic bags for paper ones across all of its stores following a successful trial.Sky News - Published | |
M&S condemns Gove's block on London store demolition as 'utterly pathetic'Marks & Spencer's boss has taken aim at the Communities Secretary's decision to block plans for the demolition of its flagship store.Sky News - Published | |
The retailers 'named and shamed' for failing to pay minimum wage WHSmith, M&S and Argos are among the retailers 'named and shamed' by the government for breaking the law on the minimum wage.Sky News - Published | |
Rival Percy Pig sweets redesigned after M&S demandMarks & Spencer has agreed on a settlement with the confectionary company Swizzels after accusing it of copying its Percy Pig sweets.Sky News - Published | |
Ice cream parlour changes the name of its 'Perky Pig Gelato' after legal letter from M&S A dessert parlour has changed the name of its "Perky Pig Gelato" after a request from Marks & Spencer, which said it was similar to its "Percy Pig" sweets.Sky News - Published | |
Aldi weighs in as M&S is accused of 'ripping off' pub name with T-shirt designM&S has removed an item from its site after a pub chain accused the retail company of "ripping off" its name.Sky News - Published | M&S apologises for daffodil and spring onion food display after safety fears raised Marks and Spencer's has apologised after a food display placing daffodils and spring onions next to each other sparked concerns that customers could mistakenly eat the poisonous flowers.Sky News - Published |
M&S to create thousands of jobs with plan for new stores across the UK Marks & Spencer is to open 20 new shops and create thousands of new jobs, thanks to an investment in its stores worth £480m.Sky News - Published | M&S warns of 'gathering storm' ahead as surging costs knock profits Marks and Spencer (M&S) has reported a big dip in profits and warned of a "gathering storm" ahead from rising costs and squeezed consumer budgets.Sky News - Published |
M&S to stop sale of disposable barbecues across all UK storesMarks & Spencer is to stop selling disposable barbecues in all of its UK stores.Sky News - Published | Dame Deborah James inspires bowel cancer warnings on M&S toilet roll Marks and Spencer has announced it will add information about the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer on its toilet roll packaging in a move inspired by cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James.Sky News - Published |
M&S pulls out of Russia and warns of hit to sales due to cost of living crisis Marks & Spencer has said it is exiting Russia and warned of slowing sales due to the cost of living crisis.Sky News - Published | Supermarkets recall dozens of chicken products over salmonella fears M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's are recalling a number of chicken products due to fears of salmonella.Sky News - Published |
M&S boss announces departure after 'six successful years' Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe is to step down in May after what the company called "six successful years" in charge.Sky News - Published | M&S and Aldi settle Colin the Caterpillar copyright dispute Marks and Spencer and Aldi have reached a settlement in a copyright dispute over the design of their caterpillar cakes.Sky News - Published |
M&S sues Aldi for 'copying' Christmas gin - just months after caterpillar cake row Marks & Spencer is suing Aldi for allegedly copying its Light Up gin, just months after the retailers' Colin the Caterpillar row.Sky News - Published | M&S chairman warns EU proposals could increase red tape on Northern Ireland trade The chairman of M&S has written to Brexit minister Lord Frost to warn that EU plans to end its stand-off with the UK over Northern Ireland threaten to add to, not ease, red tape.Sky News - Published |
M&S makes £299 dresses available to rent for Christmas parties amid fast fashion concerns Marks and Spencer has made a range of womenswear available to rent ahead of the Christmas party season, as the industry moves to address sustainability concerns around fast fashion.Sky News - Published | The John Lewis alien or an A-list Percy Pig? The Christmas ad battle begins The battle of the Christmas adverts has begun - with John Lewis and M&S both unveiling their festive clips on the same day.Sky News - Published |
M&S and Boots launch plans to hire 17,000 temp jobs - as Amazon offers £3,000 signing-on bonuses M&S and Boots have become the latest high street giants to launch Christmas recruitment drives - as online rival Amazon offers signing-on bonuses of up to £3,000 to lure workers.Sky News - Published | M&S blames Brexit as it axes 11 French high street stores Marks and Spencer is to close 11 stores in France blaming "lengthy and complex export processes" affecting fresh and chilled products following Brexit.Sky News - Published |
M&S warns Brexit import rules about to hit prices and range of products Marks & Spencer has warned of the risk of price pressures, less choice, and food being thrown away when post-Brexit rules on imports from the EU take effect at the start of next month.Sky News - Published | M&S to offer food products online in 150 countries Marks & Spencer has made its products available in over 150 countries for the first time via British Corner Shop, an online supermarket for expats.Sky News - Published |
M&S warns of political 'running sore' in NI over sausage wars Marks & Spencer's chairman Archie Norman has warned of a political "running sore of symbolic proportions" if UK chilled products are banned in Northern Ireland.Sky News - Published | Man charged over stabbing of two women in M&S store A man has been charged after two women were stabbed in a Marks and Spencer store.Sky News - Published |
