Marks and Spencer

Smartphone shopping to reach record usage in 2019

In 2019, and for the first time ever, consumers will be as likely to shop on their smartphones as they…

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M&S store closures to affect 1,045 jobs

Marks and Spencer has confirmed 17 stores which are set to close within its plans to shutter over 100 stores…

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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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