All Marks & Spencer articles
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News
M&S launches shoppable celebrity recipes on website and app
Shoppers can click a link to find the ingredients listed in full on Ocado, where they can then add them to a trolley with a single click
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Family optimism at highest level in two years, according to M&S quarterly survey
Almost half (45%) said they felt optimistic about their family’s prospects for the next three months
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Analysis and Features
Has Stuart Machin lost his marbles over Gove’s M&S store plan kibosh?
The M&S boss is fuming over Michael Gove’s ‘act of self-sabotage’
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Comment and Opinion
When will Ocado translate its promise into performance?
Ocado is a remarkable idea but the future promises are wearing thin – even if its backers are resolute, says Richard Curry, head of retail at Rapleys
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M&S chief blasts Michael Gove over blocked Oxford Street store plans
The plans were rejected by Gove today on the grounds the public benefits would not outweigh harm to nearby heritage sites
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Ocado ‘gaining customers from the discounters’
The online supermarket this week posted a 10.6% increase in active customers
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M&S launches TV ad featuring top female football stars
England’s Chloe Kelly, Scotland’s Kirsty Smith, Wales’s Hayley Ladd and Northern Ireland’s Marissa Callaghan are among the top female players to appear
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M&S products star in Ocado ad for first time
To date only Ocado own-label and branded goods have been called out in adverts from the online grocer
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Events and Awards
Were you papped at the Grocer Gold Awards 2023?
A dazzling guest list descended on the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the bold and brilliant in retail
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Analysis and Features
Our top social media picks from the Grocer Gold Awards 2023
Did your Grocer Gold Awards 2023 social post grab the limelight?
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News
M&S launches Sparks Prices for loyalty scheme members
The retailer is trialling the initiative in about 50 stores in south Wales, the north east of England and the West Midlands
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M&S Food wins Grocer of the Year for the first time in its history
Ultimate accolade caps a great night in which M&S CEO Stuart Machin also received the coveted Grocer Cup
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Grocer Gold Awards 2023: The Grocer of the year
Of all the unlikely stories from the cost of living crisis, few match the success of M&S Food
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Grocer Gold Awards 2023: The Grocer Cup
Stuart Machin: ‘an absolute force of nature in UK grocery retail’
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Analysis and Features
Is paper packaging really more sustainable than plastic?
The massive amounts of wood required in paper’s production, plus issues around its recyclability, mean the choice to use it is complicated
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NI food-to-go-manufacturer Around Noon secures own label M&S supply deal
The deal will see Around Noon supply M&S stores on the island of Ireland with own-label products including sandwiches
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Comment and Opinion
Why some of the UK’s big retailers made HMRC’s ‘name and shame’ minimum wage list
Failing to pay the minimum wage is never a good look for an employer – but even less so during the cost of living crisis
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News
Ocado boasts of ‘cheapest milk on the market’ after slashing prices
Milk is among more than 100 items to have been reduced in price, by an average of 10%
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Comment and Opinion
Boots’ store closures are essential for it to thrive
Boots’ plans to close 300 stores have been linked by the press to speculation of a breakup by its US owner and labelled a cost-cutting measure
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Grocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021