(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer has become the first UK high street retailer to offer a full one‑year quality guarantee on all children’s clothing (excluding footwear and accessories), promising refunds within 365 days if items fail to meet its high standards. … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adjustable waistbands, Alexandra Dimitriu, Another Life, circular economy, extended returns, family shoppers, growth‑proof hems, hand‑me‑down quality, kids clothing, kidswear, M&S, Marks & Spencer, one‑year guarantee, Plan A sustainability, quality assurance, recycled polyester, responsibly sourced cotton, Rewear, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) M&S has launched its first international wholesale fashion partnership with Australia’s David Jones, offering bestselling Womenswear, Menswear, and Lingerie in 24 stores and online. This move builds on M&S’s omnichannel growth strategy—combining franchise expertise, marketplace presence, and targeted … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Australia, brand awareness, Bridget Veals, David Jones, Fashion partnership, franchise strategy, global leadership, international wholesale, lingerie, M&S, Mark Lemming, Marks & Spencer, MENSWEAR, omnichannel, partnership, Percy Pig, retail expansion, sustainable growth, Target USA, womenswear
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer is fast-tracking its store refresh and expansion strategy by committing over £300 million to open 16 new outlets, extend nine existing stores and fully renew 12 sites during the current financial year. All locations will … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 32 million customers, Aberdeen, Abingdon, barista-style coffee, Bath Southgate, Bell Green Sydenham, Bristol airport, Bristol Cabot Circus, Cannock, Elgin, estate transformation, Exeter, Farnham, food halls, full-line stores, FY 2028 pipeline, in-store bakery, M&S, market-style produce, Marks & Spencer, new stores, Oxford Street, partnership, property deals, spacious aisles, store extensions, store renewals, store rotation, Stuart Machin, £300 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer has transitioned to recyclable paper packaging across its men’s socks, woven pyjama sets, and nearly 40% of its underwear lines, eliminating around 5.5 million plastic units annually from its Clothing & Home business. The move … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Clothing & Home, consumer goods packaging, eco-friendly fashion, FSC paper, Katharine Beacham, M&S, Marks & Spencer, men’s essentials, men’s socks, net zero 2040, Plan A, plastic reduction, pyjamas, recyclable packaging, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, sustainable retail, UK retail sustainability, underwear
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer partnered with Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK in a dynamic campaign aimed at increasing prostate cancer awareness and early detection among men. During a 40-day period, the campaign successfully sold over 40,000 packs … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Retail, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 40-day campaign, Autograph pants, celebrity ambassadors, charity fundraising, Early Detection, GP consultation, health awareness, Ian Wright, Laura Kerby, M&S, Marie Keating, Marks & Spencer, men’s underwear, Mitch Hughes, online Risk Checker, partnership, prostate cancer risk, Prostate Cancer UK, Sir Chris Hoy, TRANSFORM trial
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer has teamed up with Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK to promote prostate cancer awareness through an online risk checker campaign. Donating £4 from every pack of Autograph men’s underwear sold, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 61000 higher risk, 75000 completions, Autograph men's underwear, campaign, early screening, M&S, Marks & Spencer, men's health, online Risk Checker, partnership, Prostate Cancer UK, PSA blood test, public awareness, QR code, Sir Chris Hoy, UK market, £4 donation, £55000 raised
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching its first-ever integrated campaign for both women’s and men’s underwear, ‘Make an Understatement,’ marking a decade since its last men’s underwear campaign. With a fresh approach and innovative design, the campaign will … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 360 Flex™ technology, Autograph underwear, customer confidence, fashion campaign, innovative design, lingerie, M&S, Make an Understatement, Marks & Spencer, men’s underwear, UK market leader, underwear campaign, women’s underwear
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) and YoungMinds have launched a competition for young people across the UK to design a sweatshirt or hoodie for the 2025 Hello Yellow kidswear collection. This initiative, which coincides with World Mental Health Day, … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Art & Culture, Business, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Children’s Mental Health Week, creativity, design competition, fundraising initiative, Hello Yellow, hoodie, kidswear collection, Laura Bunt, M&S, M&S x YoungMinds partnership, Marks & Spencer, mental health awareness, mental health resources, mental health support, partnership, Rochelle Humes, social impact, sustainability, sweatshirt, UK competition, Victoria McKenzie-Gould, World Mental Health Day, young designers, young people, YoungMinds, YoungMinds charity, £3 million fundraising, £5 million goal
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) has invested in lowering the prices of over 300 family favorite products, focusing on providing reliable value without compromising quality. Significant reductions in the Kidswear range, such as the Cotton Rich Hoodie and Joggers, … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged affordability, Alexandra Dimitriu, Better Cotton, Bigger Pack Better Value, Cotton Rich Hoodie, Dine In, Dropped & Locked, eco-friendly, everyday essentials, family shopping, Family Stir Fry, Gastropub, Joggers, Kathryn Turner, kidswear, M&S, M&S Food, Marks & Spencer, Plan A, price reduction, Product Development, Quality, Remarksable Value, sustainability, Value
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced the addition of 85 zero and low-emission vehicles to its logistics fleet as part of its Plan A strategy to achieve Net Zero by 2040. This includes five battery-electric heavy goods vehicles … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged battery-electric heavy goods vehicles, biomethane, clean energy, cleaner alternatives, CNG, CO2 emissions, compressed natural gas vehicles, eFREIGHT 2030 project, electric lorries, electric vehicles, Food logistics, Future of Roads Minister, GREEN HYDROGEN, Head of Group Transport, HGVs, Iveco, Julian Bailey, Lilian Greenwood, low-emission vehicles, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Net-Zero by 2040, Operational Efficiency, partnership, Plan A strategy, Renault Trucks, renewable fuel, solar power, supply chain logistics, supply chain transformation, sustainability, sustainable transport, Transport Decarbonization, UK Government, UK Government investment, wind power, zero-emission HGVs, Zero-emission vehicles, £2.3 billion, £200 million
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer has expanded its Beauty Takeback Scheme to 100 stores across the UK, allowing customers to recycle beauty packaging easily. Launched with HANDLE, this initiative has diverted over 1.6 tonnes of packaging from landfills, contributing to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola and bp pulse have officially launched their joint venture, aiming to create an extensive high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Iberia. The venture plans to invest €1 billion and deploy 5,000 charging points in Spain and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged bp pulse, DiDi, electric vehicles, Energy Infrastructure Partners, European Commission, EV charging, GIC, Hertz, high speed public charging, high-speed charging infrastructure, Iberdrola, Iberia, joint venture, MAPFRE, Marks & Spencer, Masdar, Norges Bank Investment Management, PORTUGAL, public charging points, REWE, Spain, Tesla, Uber, ultra-fast public charging network
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding its Shwopping scheme by introducing dedicated school uniform Shwop boxes in over 200 of its stores across the UK. The initiative, in partnership with Oxfam and eBay, aims to give pre-loved school … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Marques & ; Spencer (M&S) a lancé The Sports Edit, une nouvelle plateforme de vente au détail de sports sur M&S.com, avec plus de 200 vêtements et vêtements de sport disponibles auprès de marques tierces telles que Beyond … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Internet & Online, Investment, Marketing, Retail, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Alo Yoga, ASICs, Au-delà du yoga, Beyond Yoga, Chilly's, FP Movement, Free People, Girlfriend Collective, Goodmove, HOFF, Hoka, Lilybod, M&S.com, Marks & Spencer, plateforme sportive, The Sports Edit, Theragun, Veja, vêtements de sport, YMO
(IN BRIEF) Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched The Sports Edit, a new sports retail platform on M&S.com, with over 200 sportswear and apparel products available from third-party brands such as Beyond Yoga, FP Movement, Girlfriend Collective, YMO, Veja, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Internet & Online, Investment, Marketing, Retail, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, activewear, Alo Yoga, ASICs, Beyond Yoga, Chilly’s, FP Movement, Free People, Girlfriend Collective, Goodmove, HOFF, Hoka, Lilybod, M&S.com, Marks & Spencer, sports platform, sportswear, The Sports Edit, Theragun, Veja, YMO
Partnership with Plastic Bank prevents plastic pollution and reduces poverty in developing countries LONDON, 07-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a new eco-shopping bag that helps prevent waste and reduce poverty among people living in Haiti and … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Non Profit, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged David Katz, eco-shopping bag, Haiti, Marks & Spencer, Natalie Tate, Plastic Bank, reduce poverty, sustainable products, The Philippines, waste
Over 1,000 M&S colleagues to be upskilled as part of the data skills initiative Employees to enrol in ‘The Data Fellowship’ – a programme fully funded by the Government’s Apprenticeship Levy Collaboration with a world class digital partner is part … Read the full press release
London, 04-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) has today (02 Jan 2018) confirmed the sale and franchise of its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau to its long-established franchise partner Al-Futtaim. The sale, which completed on 30 December, … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Al-Futtaim, Hong Kong, Macau, Marks & Spencer, Paul Friston, retail business, Stephen Rayfield
Paris, France, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) today announces a new franchise partnership with Relay France, part of Lagardere Services group, to operate Marks & Spencer Food stores at popular travel locations in France. The first French Marks & … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, France, Retail, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aeroville, Emma Johnson, Frédéric Renault, Jan Heere, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks & Spencer Food stores, Michel Pérol, Relay France, So Ouest, travel retail
London, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s innovation agency, Technology Strategy Board, commends first-year performance of M&S sustainable learning store Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) Cheshire Oaks store has been highlighted by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board as a “star project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Real Estate, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Biomass boiler plant, building insulation, Building Performance Evaluation, Building Performance Evaluation Building Use Surveys, Cheshire Oaks, Christopher Kang, Clem Constantine, CO2 reduction, energy reduction, fewer carbon emissions, Glued laminated timber, Gregory Barker, Ian Meikle, M&S Cheshire Oaks store, Marks & Spencer, post-occupancy evaluation (POE), Rainwater harvesting, rainwater harvesting system, Rod Alexander, Technology Strategy Board, UK’s innovation agency, “star project with core business benefits aplenty”
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