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Marks & Spencer names new clothing, home and beauty boss

British retailer Marks & Spencer has appointed former Boohoo Group chief executive John Lyttle as its new managing director of clothing, home and beauty as it looks to evolve its leadership team “to deliver the next phase” of its transformation. Lyttle joins the retailer with extensive retail and transformation experience, spending five years at...

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M&S launches Christmas recruitment drive

High street retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched its annual Christmas recruitment drive to fill 10,000 new customer assistants to support in its stores over the festive period. This year the number of festive vacancies has increased by more than 40 percent, explains M&S and reflects the additional investment it is making in colleague...

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Marks & Spencer launches first own-brand skincare range in seven years

Retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a new own-brand skincare line Fresh Elements, featuring affordable products “charged with science-led ingredients,” its first in seven years. Fresh Elements has been developed in-house by M&S’ team of expert technologists “to help boost skin confidence without the fuss, cutting down on complicated regimes...

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M&S to invest 12.5 million pounds in London store estate

British high street retailer Marks & Spencer is investing 12.5 million pounds in its stores across London this year, building on the 10.3 million pound investment made in London for 2022/23. The new round of investment will open new stores across London, from zones 1 to 6 and beyond, creating more than 200 jobs and doubling the total new square...

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M&S invests 57 million pounds to increase pay for retail store staff

Marks and Spencer is investing 57 million pounds in its front-line retail staff, marking the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in its shop workers. In a statement, M&S said that from April 1, more than 40,000 store workers will see their hourly rate increase to 10.90 pounds, up by 70 pence. Employees in London stores will see their hourly wages...

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M&S rolls out 'Bring Your Own Bag' initiative for click-and-collect

Marks & Spencer is looking to remove 10 million units of plastic annually by rolling out its 'Bring Your Own Bag' (BYOB) initiative for click-and-collect to reduce packaging. The BYOB initiative will roll out to 251 M&S stores, following a successful trial at 16 stores, which removed more than 109 thousand units of plastic over seven months. The...

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M&S acquires Thread to accelerate its personalisation plans

British retailer Marks & Spencer has acquired the intellectual property, including the source code and algorithms developed by personalised fashion marketplace Thread to accelerate its personalisation capabilities. In a statement, M&S said that the acquisition will allow it to integrate “cutting-edge proprietary tech” into the M&S website as it...

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Marks & Spencer offers staff new flexible working offering

High street retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a new flexible working offering to provide more choice and flexibility for its store employees to offer “a better work/life balance”. From January 2023, M&S ‘Worklife’ will offer more than 3,000 retail managers additional flexible working options to choose from. As well as opting for either...

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Nobody's Child launches in M&S stores

Responsible womenswear brand Nobody’s Child has launched in 10 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK. Nobody’s Child was the first brand to launch on M&S.com, as part of Marks & Spencer's strategy to broaden its appeal and boost online growth. This partnership led to M&S investing in the eco-conscious brand in November 2021. Nobody’s Child still...

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M&S Kidswear joins Dotte Resale Collective

Marks & Spencer is entering the childrenswear resale market after becoming the first major high street brand to join the Dotte Resale Collective, which was launched last year by the peer-to-peer marketplace Dotte, where parents can buy, sell, donate, and recycle outgrown kidswear. The Dotte Resale Collective is made up of 16 independent and...

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M&S to open Goodmove pop-up in London

Marks & Spencer is opening a pop-up space in Covent Garden, London dedicated to its Goodmove activewear range, which launched online and in-store in January 2020. The pop-up makes a “significant stand alone moment” for Goodmove, explains M&S, as the activewear brand has become the retailer’s best selling own brand, selling 1.6 million items...

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Marks and Spencer to reward customers donating used clothes in Shwopping scheme

As part of the retailer’s Plan A sustainability programme, Marks and Spencer is calling on customers to donate their used clothing to Oxfam via its recently refreshed Shwopping scheme. According to the department store, a recent survey of its customers revealed a significant 65 percent were planning to sort and clear out their wardrobe for the...