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Marks & Spencer plans to grow high street brand offer to compete with rivals

Marks & Spencer is reportedly looking into expanding its ‘Brands at M&S’ e-commerce concept as it looks to take on its department store rivals Next and John Lewis. According to The Telegraph, the retail chain is planning to sell more high street brands alongside its own clothes, with the media outlet reporting that it could be increasing the...

20 Mar 2023

Retail

Marks & Spencer to add seasonal Nobody’s Child pop-ups to 30 stores

Marks & Spencer is set to bring Nobody’s Child to 30 stores throughout the UK in a series of seasonal pop-ups running from March to August. Housed in the 400 foot spaces will be a 30-piece capsule collection of the brand’s signature midi and mini dresses, as well as a range of skirts, tops and jumpsuits. Its launch comes on the back of a Nobody’...

14 Mar 2023

Business

Marks & Spencer CEO calls on government to take more decisive action in Spring Budget

In an open letter, CEO of Marks & Spencer, Stuart Machin, has called on the government to make more “decisive, practical action” in a bid to support the growth of the economy. His words come ahead of the chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, which is set to be unveiled Wednesday. Machin has requested that three key areas – skills, net-zero and...

14 Mar 2023

Retail

M&S invests 57 million pounds to increase pay for retail store staff

Marks and Spencer is investing 57 million pounds in its front-line retail staff, marking the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in its shop workers. In a statement, M&S said that from April 1, more than 40,000 store workers will see their hourly rate increase to 10.90 pounds, up by 70 pence. Employees in London stores will see their hourly wages...

1 Mar 2023

Retail

M&S rolls out 'Bring Your Own Bag' initiative for click-and-collect

Marks & Spencer is looking to remove 10 million units of plastic annually by rolling out its 'Bring Your Own Bag' (BYOB) initiative for click-and-collect to reduce packaging. The BYOB initiative will roll out to 251 M&S stores, following a successful trial at 16 stores, which removed more than 109 thousand units of plastic over seven months. The...

1 Mar 2023

Business

Marks & Spencer appoints new non-exec director

British department store retailer Marks & Spencer has announced that Cheryl Potter will be joining the group’s board as a non-executive director, effective March 1. Potter is the former head of the global consumer team at private equity firm Permira, where she was credited with building a successful track record as an investor and steward of...

24 Feb 2023

Retail

Marks & Spencer adds breast cancer guidance to fitting rooms

Department store chain Marks & Spencer has said it will be rolling out signage to fitting rooms across the country offering guidance on the symptoms of breast cancer. The signs will be introduced to over 1,500 fitting rooms, the retailer said in a release, in every cubicle of both the women’s and lingerie departments across 110 UK stores. They...

23 Feb 2023

Business

Marks & Spencer launches The Sports Edit platform on e-commerce site

British department store Marks & Spencer has taken a significant step into the sportswear market with the launch of a new sports platform on its e-commerce site. The Sports Edit sees over 200 sportswear and apparel products introduced across women’s activewear and apparel from third-party brands, including the likes of Beyond Yoga, Veja, Hoka...

21 Feb 2023

People

Marks & Spencer appoints new director of third-party brands

Marks & Spencer has named Amazon’s Nishi Mahajan as the new director of third-party brands. Mahajan will join the British retailer’s clothing and home leadership team in mid-April, and will report to the department’s managing director, Richard Price. “Having watched Marks & Spencer closely from the outside, I’ve seen the transformation that’s...

2 Feb 2023

RetailFeatured

M&S to future-proof its retail with 480 million pound investment and 20 'better' stores

Marks & Spencer is investing in its retail network, injecting 480 million pounds in what it said are bigger and better stores across the UK. In the next financial year the retailer expects to open 20 new stores, with 8 full-line destinations in city centres such as Leeds and Liverpool. The company said it would create 3,400 jobs as it moves to...

17 Jan 2023

Business

Marks & Spencer ‘resets’ digital team ahead of growth plans

British department store retailer Marks & Spencer has reorganised its digital leadership team as it begins to enter the next phase of its growth strategy. The changes were carried out by the company’s co-chief executive Katie Bickerstaffe, who is said to have “reset” her team in order to build on the retailer’s omnichannel momentum and create a...

12 Jan 2023

Retail

Marks & Spencer trails in-store virtual try-on feature for Jaeger

Marks & Spencer has joined the increasing line up of retailers getting in on the virtual try-on (VTO) trend after it launched a new partnership with Zyler to introduce the experience in two of its stores. The retailer worked with VTO solutions provider Zyler on bringing the in-store feature to its Oxford Circus and Harrogate branches, where it...

12 Jan 2023