Marks & Spencer

M&S warns against separate post-Brexit labelling for goods sold in Northern Ireland
Retailer urges UK government not to consider such a move as it would mean ‘overbearing and prohibitive costs’ for exporters
Joanna Partridge
25, Jan, 2023 @1:06 PM

Ocado has record Christmas sales but people are buying fewer items
Online grocer’s shares dive 5% on Tuesday morning as it says basket volumes fell down 8.3% on last year
Julia Kollewe
17, Jan, 2023 @10:09 AM

Marks & Spencer to open 20 large shops, creating 3,400 jobs
Retail chain to launch ‘full-line’ stores in Liverpool, Manchester, Croydon, Leeds and other locations
Mark Sweney
16, Jan, 2023 @9:06 AM

Five things we learned from Britons’ Christmas shopping
Online specialists took a hit, inflation is good and bad, and not everyone is skint – but they are nervous
Sarah Butler
13, Jan, 2023 @1:14 PM

UK energy bills forecast to fall further in July; US inflation rate drops – as it happened
Investec predict UK energy bills will average £2,500/year in the second half of 2023 year, as US consumer price index falls to 6.5% in year to December
Graeme Wearden
12, Jan, 2023 @3:49 PM

M&S enjoys a bumper Christmas with best ever food sales
Retailer boasts biggest share of clothing and homeware market in seven years, as Tesco hails festive boom
Sarah Butler
12, Jan, 2023 @8:32 AM

UK retailers see 50% rise in Boxing Day shoppers over last year’s figures
Better-than-expected numbers after 2021’s Covid-hit Christmas remain well below pre-pandemic levels
Sarah Butler
26, Dec, 2022 @4:30 PM

‘It’s more sustainable – and I still get to wear something new every weekend’: how rental fashion became big business
Once the preserve of A-listers going to award shows, high street brands are now making hiring clothes more affordable. But can renting really cure our addiction to throwaway fashion – and is it as good for the environment as many claim?
Chloe Mac Donnell
22, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

UK retailers launch discounting blitz after month of falling sales
Up to 50% discounts as cost of living crisis hits shopping budgets and mild weather leaves winter styles unsold
Sarah Butler
28, Nov, 2022 @4:57 PM

Retailers hope busy shopping period will reduce stock filling up warehouses
Improved delivery times from suppliers has caught out many big-name shops such as Marks & Spencer
Jasper Jolly
27, Nov, 2022 @5:54 PM

Workers at Tesco and Morrisons factory set for five-week strike
Workers at the facility in Spalding that makes own-brand products for major supermarkets rejected a 6.5% pay offer
Joe Middleton
17, Nov, 2022 @7:47 PM

M&S faces ‘gathering storm’ as profits plunge by 24%
Marks & Spencer says clothing, food and international sales fared well but ‘cost of doing business’ is affecting performance
Sarah Butler
09, Nov, 2022 @12:13 PM
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