Marks and Spencer

How Does The World's Smallest Apple Measure Up Taste-Wise?

The Huffington Post UK | Poorna Bell | Posted 12.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle

It’s not exactly the kind of snack that will get you through a long, dark winter, but for snacking in summer, the Tiddly Pomme – the world’s sma...

The Future of Corporate Sustainability Is All About Innovation

Sara Benwell | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK
Sara Benwell

I recently attended a conference held by the London Business School, focussing on Corporate Sustainability. The conference was interesting because it looked specifically at the future of corporate sustainability and the importance of innovation in achieving this.

M&S Profits Fall To Lowest Level In Four Years

PA | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK

Marks & Spencer's annual profits fell to their lowest level in four years today after clothing sales slumped. Underlying pre-tax profits for 2012/1...

Fraudsters Scammed Millions From High Street Retailers

PA | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK

A crime gang of fraudsters who lived the life of Riley through a multi-million pound scam on high-street shops have been jailed. Kevin Pomeroy, 47,...

Complaints Over 'Degrading Anti-Feminist' M&S Advert Rejected

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A Marks & Spencer lingerie campaign featuring model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been cleared by the advertising watchdog following complaints that i...

Charlie Thomas

Can Sir Stuart Save Ocado?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK

Online retailer Ocado has secured Sir Stuart Rose as its new chairman in a move the company hopes will steer it into calmer waters. Ocado has been ...

Worse Than Expected Christmas Sales For M&S

PA | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK

Marks & Spencer has revealed a bigger-than-expected slump in clothing sales over Christmas. Non-food sales at the retail bellwether were down 3.8%,...

Man Critical After M&S Trolley 'Incident'

PA | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK

A 60-year-old man is critically ill after being struck by a trolley during an alleged altercation at a Marks and Spencer store. The man suffered a ...

Ten Sustainable Business Priorities for 2013

Mike Barry | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK
Mike Barry

I believe that the 'flywheel' of business change is starting to spin faster. Why? Because the drivers for change are becoming starker and because the necessary business response is better understood.

M&S Join Brigade To Make Us Size Zero Clones

Nadia Mendoza | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Nadia Mendoza

Yes, it's only one lone piece of clothing in our be-thin-to-win world. Yes, you shouldn't worry what size you take to the cashier if you decide this top would give you confidence. But it's just another cog in the machine to make us feel like we must strive to be smaller or else cover our flesh in sheep's clothing to look ever more svelte and idealistic.

Festive Fizz, Mulled Wine and Christmas Tipples Galore

Olly Smith | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Olly Smith

Father Christmas has a great cellar and always provides a top bottle of wine but sometimes a bit of guidance is all that's needed to ensure the day and the booze, flows smoothly.

Bingo Wings Be Gone

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Maybe you’re blessed with genetic good fortune and have not an inch of wobbly flesh on your upper arms. Or maybe you work out like a demon and c...

Supermarkets Sign Up To Price Promotion Principles - But Why Hasn't Asda?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK

Aldi, Co-Op, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose have agreed to make promotions on their food and drink fairer. But...

Mark Powell: A Style Visionary

Jason Holmes | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Style
Jason Holmes

Mark Powell pushes back his hat and relaxes into his armchair, a pair of handsome new specs upon his nose. 'I'm still cutting edge, moving forward, and I've also got the back-up of a great history,' he tells me.

From Hot Pants To Toy Suitcases: Who Won Top Business Gongs?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK

British companies ranging from hotpant to toy suitcase makers have been honoured with top business awards at a glittering ceremony in London on tuesda...

M&S Is Frumpy and Overpriced

Jan Shure | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jan Shure

As someone who has covered M&S fashion for more than two decades, I have seen them at their best and their worst. But I have never seen anything quite as depressingly awful as what is on offer right now.

Charlie Thomas

M&S Slows Sales Slide

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK

Profits at Marks and Spencer were better than expected and the decline in sales has slowed, but its underlying pre-tax profit still fell to £296.8 mi...

Down's Boy Seb White Lands Festive M&S Role

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK

Seb White, the four-year-old boy with Down's syndrome who starred in Marks and Spencer's Autumn catalogue, will appear in the store's famous Christmas...

Electrocution Of Worker At M&S Being Treated As 'Suspicious'

PA | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK

An investigation is under way into the death of a contractor who was electrocuted in a shopping centre in Kent. Kent Police said they believed the ...

Beyond Expats - M&S Seeks Foreign Shoppers With New Website Launches

Charlie Thomas | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

Marks & Spencer is expanding its overseas offerings with four new European websites being launched on 19 November. The new localised sites, in Germ...

Have We All Been 'Brand'ed?

Daniella Gibb | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Daniella Gibb

We have become creatures of habit blinded by brands and scared to go out of our comfort zone.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Fabulous Products for a Worthy Cause!

Claire Lynch | Posted 25.12.2012 | UK Style
Claire Lynch

Breast cancer affects so many lives, with almost 50,000 people being diagnosed every year in the UK alone, which equates to 1 person every 10 minutes. Just over 12,000 of those people die from the disease.

Charlie Thomas

Fashion's Sustainable Future?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 09.10.2012 | UK

Sportswear brand Puma has launched a new biodegradable and recyclable range alongside a campaign to get customers to return old clothing. The 22 it...

A New Face Of Modelling? Down's Syndrome Boy Fronts M&S Campaign

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK

A four-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome has been given a star modelling role in Marks and Spencer's Christmas catalogue after his mother contacted th...

Charlie Thomas

Have We All Become Middle Class Shoppers?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 13.09.2012 | UK

The rise of the middle-class retailers continued today as Next and John Lewis both posted positive half-year results. Clothing and homeware store N...