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Marks & Spencer has announced it will be launching a range of pants later in the month designed to increase a gentleman’s confidence. Designers of the new pant have incorporated what they call a unique integral shelf into the front of the garment which will increase confidence by around 38 per cent. As well as [...]
(Read More)4th Oct 10
Supermarkets face off in profits this week
by Paul Russell
Supermarkets will face off this week as Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Marks & Spencer all gear up to post interim results. Smaller retailers like Halfords, Greggs and Ted Baker will also post results, which will show how High Street has been faring since the elections. Analysts have predicted that Tesco will rise at least 10 per [...]
(Read More)4th Oct 10
Interim results looming for high street retailers
by Harry Oldfield
A number of British retailers are preparing to announce their interim results this week which should give some indication as to how the country’s high streets have been faring since the general election. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer are all expected to publish a rise in second-quarter profits. Sainsbury’s, Britain’s third-largest supermarket is expected [...]
(Read More)23rd Sep 10
Grocers and manufacturers cut back on packaging
by Paul Russell
According to a government-funded waste-management group, the UK’s major retailers and food producers have slashed the amount of packaging and food waste that makes it to the country’s dumps by 1.2 million tons since 2005. WRAP, the Waste Resources & Action programme, said that over five years the amount of food waste eliminated equated to [...]
(Read More)16th Sep 10
M&S bra should not be worn for extended periods
by Natasha Redman
Marks & Spencer has been condemned for retailing a strapless bra for £20 but warning that it should not be worn for more than eight hours. The stick-on bra is designed to be worn beneath strapless dresses and backless tops. However, the manufacturers warn that the silicone required to give the bra its ‘stickiness’ can [...]
(Read More)2nd Aug 10
Garment makers protest in Bangladesh over low wages
by Katie Naylor
Garment makers in Bangladesh, who produce clothing for UK retailer Marks and Spencer and international firms such as Wal-Mart and Zara, are protesting over what they claim are unacceptably low wages. The protestors have been disputing the minimum wage which they claim is inadequate for the amount of work done, and the on-going strikes have [...]
(Read More)2nd Jun 10
Ad campaigns in tatters as Walcott cut from World Cup team
by Harry Oldfield
Multi-million-pound advertising campaigns from some of the biggest names in retailing lie in ruins today, after Arsenal player Theo Walcott was dramatically dropped from England’s World Cup squad. Companies like Nike and Marks & Spencer have already spent millions of pounds on World Cup ad campaigns in which Walcott does more than simply appear. The [...]
(Read More)5th May 10
Marks & Spencer goes green with plastic wine bottles
by Paul Russell
Marks & Spencer has announced that it will convert all of its small bottles of wine to plastic containers in an attempt to help the environment. The company will include all of its 25cl still wine bottles in the first stage of the initiative, and has plans to add other sizes to the scheme in the [...]
(Read More)13th Apr 10
M&S cookie leaves bad taste in mouth of 86 year-old customer
by Katie Naylor
Thelma Williams, an 86 year-old customer at the M&S Blackburn store, was accosted by staff for eating a cookie outside of the designated dining area. Threatened with a large fine for eating food that was purchased outside of the cafe where she was dining with her daughter and two grand-children, Williams felt intimidated by the [...]
(Read More)9th Apr 10
Rose leaves M&S after strong sales and strong words
by Natasha Redman
Marks & Spencer exceeded projected sales forecasts for the fourth quarter, a positive finish for outgoing executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose. While commenting on the strong fourth quarter sales, Rose also mentioned the need for change regarding the British government’s wasteful monetary policies. M&S saw tough times in 2009, and the 5.1 per cent sales [...]
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