Marks & Spencer news

With an additional 50,000 people expected to try Veganuary for the first time this January, we review new plant-based product launches from UK retailers so far. Veganuary: encouraging a plant-based January Veganuary is a charity which encourages people to try veganism for January. According to the charity, to date over 250,000 people from 193 countries have taken the month-long pledge to...

Former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King will become a Non-Executive Director of M&S from 1st January 2019. In-depth experience of the industry King will bring a wealth of industry expertise to the position, from more than 10 years at the helm of Sainsbury's, as well as leadership roles at Asda.  He also knows the M&S business and values well, having helped develop Simply Food during his time ...

Co-op is the last of the major UK retailers to launch its Christmas ad. John Lewis & Partners John Lewis & Partners has released its much-awaited Christmas campaign ‘The Boy and the Piano’, starring Elton John. The two-minute advertisement tells the story of how one special gift can inspire and influence the course of someone’s life. Set to the iconic ‘Your Song’, the story works backwards ...

Marks & Spencer in VivoCity shopping centre has launched a second food hall in Singapore which includes a bakery, fresh food and ready meals. The retailer also held a Southeast Asia media preview to highlight its Christmas range in food, clothing and beauty products in Wheelock Place, where the first food hall is located. Source: M&S Coffee and bakery to drive footfall The new food ha...

M&S is set to open its first airside M&S Food to Go in partnership with SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide. The store will be located in Birmingham Airport. A key UK travel location The new Food to Go store will open at Birmingham Airport, which serves 13 million passengers a year, in early 2019. The store offers food and drink products acr...

As food revenue declined -2.9% on a like-for-like basis in the first half of the year, M&S outlines steps taken on its wide-reaching transformation plan to make the business fit for the future. First half results in brief In the 26 week period to 29th September 2018: Group revenue declined -3.1% to £4.97bn Group profit before tax & adjusting items rose 2.0% to £223.5m Food rev...

Food team changes at M&S Marks and Spencer announces new appointments to its food leadership team. Two new key appointments George Wright will join M&S in the newly created role of commercial director responsible for trading and supply chain in late 2019. Wright has over 30 years of industry experience, including buying, commercial management and trading in both retail and supply chain. ...

Six London stores will trial the new "Mobile, Pay, Go" technology before Christmas. London store trial already underway Edgware and Waterside Simply Food stores in London are already trialling the new payment method, with positive early results. At the Waterside branch, 20% of sales are being made through Mobile, Pay, Go, with an average of 170 items being purchased through the app per hour...

M&S Food launches new celebrity-led social media campaign. Taking a social approach M&S Food has launched its year-long social media campaign. The campaign will include monthly videos of four celebrities tasting new products from its food range. The videos will launch on Instagram’s new video platform, IGTV. The ads will then feature on M&S’ YouTube and Facebook channel, using the has...

M&S appoints Jeremy Pee as its new chief digital and data officer. Key role in its digital transformation programme M&S has announced the appointment of Jeremy Pee as its new chief digital & data officer, set to join the business on 3rd December. In his new role, Pee will report directly to CEO, Steve Rowe. He will be responsible for leading M&S's digital transformation programme and dri...