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Marks & Spencer unveils design collaboration with Sienna Miller

British retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled a summer capsule collection with Sienna Miller, following a successful partnership with the actress in September 2023 when she fronted its autumn womenswear campaign. Launching in 30 stores and online on June 6, the collection aims to “redefine style perceptions and inspire existing and new customers...

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M&S appoints Alison Dolan as new CFO

Marks and Spencer Group (M&S) has announced the appointment of Alison Dolan as chief financial officer. Dolan, the company said in a statement, will take over from interim CFO Jeremy Townsend who will remain in post as planned until May 2025. Commenting on the new CFO appointment, Stuart Machin, the company’s chief executive officer said: “We...

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M&S posts profit growth, clothing & home sales increase 5.3 percent

For the full year, Marks and Spencer Group (M&S) reported profit before tax and adjusting items of 716.4 million pounds and statutory profit before tax of 672.5 million pounds, while group sales improved 9.4 percent to 13.1 billion pounds. UK clothing & home sales were up 5.3 percent during the year under review with adjusted operating profit...

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M&S announces 1-million-pound investment for net zero goals

British retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a 1-million-pound Plan A Accelerator Fund to invest in projects to help it achieve its net zero goals by 2040. M&S said it was turning its “market-leading approach to innovation to tackle climate change,” to reduce scope 3 emissions and become a net zero business across all its operations and entire...

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PO.P kidswear brand signs retail partnership with M&S

Kidswear brand PO.P, formally known as Polarn O. Pyret, has announced a retail partnership with Marks & Spencer to launch on its ‘Brands at M&S’ platform from the end of March. The new partnership will see PO.P launching a curated range of childrenswear to M&S' online customers, from its smallest newborn sizes (0-1 month) up to 10 years, as it...

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M&S launches search for junior fashion designer with TV show

British high street retailer M&S is teaming up with television network ITV to launch a nationwide search to find its next top fashion designer. The six-part series with the working title ‘M&S: Dress The Nation’ will air on ITV1 and ITVX in early autumn, presented by AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay. The show will document the search process of finding...

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LK Bennett launches on M&S.com

British retailer Marks & Spencer has added premium womenswear brand LK Bennett to its roster on its ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform. LK Bennett launches at M&S with its spring/summer 2024 collection, including some of the brand’s bestselling items, from casual daywear to eventwear, such as jumpsuits, dresses, trousers and blazers, as well as...

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M&S expands Nobody's Child presence to 60 stores

M&S has confirmed it will expand womenswear brand Nobody’s Child to 48 new stores across the UK from this month, bringing the brand’s total footprint within the retailer to 60. The launch is the next phase of the partnership and follows the success of the Nobody’s Child pop-up shops last year when M&S trialled the concept in 30 stores for...

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M&S announces two senior executive appointments

M&S has announced the appointment of Rachel Higham as its new chief digital and technology officer and Mark Lemming as managing director of international. Both will also join the executive committee. Welcoming the appointments, M&S CEO Stuart Machin, said: “These two new leadership appointments reflect the importance of digital and technology...

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Unpacking Marks & Spencer's stellar Christmas results

Despite reports of sluggish festive season sales for UK retailers, Marks and Spencer has defied the trend by announcing impressive Christmas trading figures. The overall sales recorded a notable increase of 7.2 percent, driven by 4.8 percent growth in clothing and home segments and a 10.5 percent rise in food sales. In response to the...

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M&S reports strong Christmas trading, home & clothing sales improve 4.8 percent

Clothing & home sales at Marks and Spencer Group (M&S) increased 4.8 percent over the Christmas trading period, with LFL sales also up 4.8 percent driven by growth in average selling price, partly a result of reduced promotions year-on-year. The company's total UK sales including food and home & clothing increased 8.5 percent to 3,568 million...

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M&S opens revamped Lakeside flagship store

Marks & Spencer has opened a new 97,000-square-foot flagship store in Lakeside, relocating to a new unit to increase visibility in the shopping centre in Essex. The new store offers a reconfigured layout with a new, enlarged portal entrance, as part of a 20-million-pound investment by the centre. It houses a market-style Foodhall, as well as...