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    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Marks and Spencer finance chief to depart retailer and join Primark owner ABF

      Eoin Tonge had just recently been given added responsibility for strategy

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      M&S executive team could earn £15mn this year if targets hit

      Retailer paid out bonuses for the first time in five years but CEO received less overall than peers

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Severn Trent, Pets at Home, Marks and Spencer

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      De La Rue PLC
      De La Rue shares fall after banknote maker issues profit warning over rising costs

      M&S and Purplebricks among other UK companies under pressure from inflation and economic uncertainty

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      M&S warns consumer squeeze will hit profit growth

      UK retailer’s joint venture with Ocado cuts forecasts as customers confront higher costs

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      Stefan Stern
      Business cannot brush off ESG as a mere PR challenge

      Managers must engage employees and align social responsibility with what their company actually does

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Marks and Spencer chief to step down

      Steve Rowe has been with UK retail group since he was 15

    • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
      M&S and Aldi make peace in Colin and Cuthbert caterpillar cake war

      German discounter says product will return after retailers agree confidential settlement

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco and M&S enjoy strong Christmas but remain cautious over price rises

      Both retailers give muted profit upgrades as they point to cost pressures

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      M&S ‘confident’ on profits after strong Christmas trading

      Food division posts highest ever festive sales

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      City Bulletin
      M&S nudges up its profit guidance after booming Christmas Premium content

      Short sellers target Beyond Meat and the private equity playbook for Boots

    • Monday, 10 January, 2022
      UK retail industry
      Resurgent M&S takes retail crown back from upstart online rivals

      High street favourite worth more than Boohoo and Asos combined after strong recovery

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
      UK retail industry
      M&S sues discounter Aldi over ‘copycat’ Christmas gin

      Case alleges that German rival’s gold-flake infused light-up bottles infringe M&S design

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      FT live news
      News updates from November 22: Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair, Athenahealth to be sold in $17bn private equity deal, EU consumer confidence drops on Covid anxiety
    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Brexit
      M&S warns EU proposals on trade risk increasing red tape

      UK food retailer says proposals by Brussels risk ‘worsening friction and cost’ for Northern Ireland trade

    • Saturday, 13 November, 2021
      News in-depth
      Has M&S finally got its spark back?

      British retailer has upgraded profit forecasts, boosting confidence in its long-awaited recovery

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      How fuddy-duddy M&S is trumping fast fashion

      A revival at the high street stalwart comes as Asos and Boohoo face fresh challenges

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      M&S shares jump more than 20% on upbeat profit forecast

      Trading rebounds at UK retailer after pandemic disruptions

    • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
      Fashion accessories
      The trials of a middle-aged man’s search for socks

      Pairs that are comfortable, no-nonsense and lasting have become something of a Holy Grail

    • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
      M&S makes venture capital investment in digital push

      Retailer allocates more than £20m to tech fund focused on consumer industry start-ups

    • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
      M&S reviews future of French stores amid Brexit delivery delays

      Customs demands may spell the end for the UK retailer’s fresh sandwiches in France

    • Friday, 20 August, 2021
      Marks and Spencer upgrades profit guidance for first time this century

      UK retailer benefits from ‘pent-up consumer demand’ as shoppers return to the high street

    • Friday, 4 June, 2021
      City InsiderBryce Elder
      Electric vehicle group scores a PR coup with David Beckham

      The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder has taken a 10 per cent stake in Silverstone-based Lunaz

    • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
      M&S steps up overhaul of store estate after £209m loss

      Retailer plans to take some Debenhams sites but will close shops elsewhere

    • Thursday, 15 April, 2021
      Colin vs Cuthbert: M&S takes legal action against Aldi’s caterpillar cake

      Move is latest in series of complaints against the discounter’s products

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