Marks and Spencer

M&S warns landlords it may close loss-making stores

Marks and Spencer has reportedly warned landlords that it will shutter loss-making stores, in a move that may see the…

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West country vacancy rates hits double-digits in 2020

The west country has seen the largest increase in retail vacancy rates in the UK, rising from 9.6% in 2016…

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M&S to shutter two distribution centres putting almost 700 jobs at risk

Marks and Spencer has announced plans to shutter two of its distribution centres in spring 2021, putting nearly 700 jobs…

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Frasers Group backs BRC’s calls for government review of business taxes

Frasers Group has backed the campaign by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and 52 other retailers calling for the government…

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M&S appoints Eoin Tonge as new CFO

Marks and Spencer has appointed Eoin Tonge as its new chief financial officer. Tonge is currently the CFO of Greencore…

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Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold

A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend…

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M&S appoints new chief strategy and transformation director

Marks and Spencer has appointed Katie Bickerstaffe as its new chief strategy and transformation director. Bickerstaffe is currently a non-executive…

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Wilko appoints Jerome Saint-Marc as its first CEO

Home and garden needs retailer Wilko appointed Jerome Saint-Marc as its first ever CEO to help “lead the business forward”.…

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UK supermarkets see ‘disappointing’ sales growth in January

Supermarket sales grew by only 0.7% in January 2020, down from 3.3% in 2019, according to new data released from…

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Laura Ashley CEO steps down

Laura Ashley has announced that Kwan Cheong Ng will retire as the executive director and chief executive officer of the…

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