Marks and Spencer

Tesco and M&S stockpile tinned food in prep for Brexit

Tesco and Marks and Spencer have announced they are stockpiling long-life foods in preparation of a no-deal Brexit. The ‘big…

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M&S sales drop amid ‘difficult’ market

Marks and Spencer has reported a 2.7% drop in its total sales for the 13 weeks to 29 December 2018.…

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Carnage on the shop floor

The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end of the financial crisis,…

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Will retailers rise to the occasion this Christmas?

Retailers are entering their busiest and potentially most profitable period – but it is also their riskiest. Fail to hit…

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‘Tax the internet for the good of the high street’, Mike Ashley tells MPs

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has said online businesses should be taxed 20% in as soon as six months to…

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Primark, Topshop and ASOS defend practices in Parliament

Primark, Arcadia, ASOS were among some of the retailers who had executives and representatives appear before the Environmental Audit Committee…

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Missguided boss slammed by MPs for Parliamentary no-show

Nitin Passi, the CEO and founder of online retailer Missguided, has been criticised by MPs for refusing to appear in…

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M&S ‘fancy little knickers’ display branded ‘sexist’ and ‘vomit inducing’

A Nottingham Marks & Spencer window display which said women’s “fancy little knickers” were a “must have” and was placed…

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EU rules could ‘thwart’ Hammond’s business rates promise

Hammond’s plan to help high streets through a near £1bn, two year business rates cut, is set to be thwarted…

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Fast fashion brands called before Parliament

A number of online only fashion retailers have been asked to give evidence as part of the Environmental Audit Committee’s…

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