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Challenging Times for a Once-great British Retailer

Dr Steve McCabe | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK
Dr Steve McCabe

In an age when next day delivery is now commonplace M&S is certainly seen to be lagging behind the likes of online retailer Amazon. But when compared to a traditional 'high street' retailers it is still deficient.

Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers Face Care 'Lottery'

PA | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK

Multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers are facing a care "lottery", a charity has warned, after a damning report found that as many as 60% of patients are ...

Janie's Gone, But She Wasn't the Key to Solving M&S's Problems

Jan Shure | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jan Shure

If Ms Schaffer, with her decades of retail experience was "not given free rein", what hope for a former fashion director, albeit one who was a brilliant journalist with stellar contacts and endless fashion savvy?

Disability Campaigners To March Against 'Devastating' Welfare Changes

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK

Campaigners representing tens of thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are to lobby the government over welfare changes they claim will res...

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...

Last Chance Saloon for M&S Fashion

Jan Shure | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Style
Jan Shure

To say dear old M&S has lost the plot, fashion-wise, is not just a supreme understatement but inaccurate.

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%,...

Disability Benefits: Why the UK Has to Reinvent the Workplace

Jason Reed | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Politics
Jason Reed

The misnomer that we even have a benefit culture with disabled people ready to exploit and sit comfortably needs quashing. Make no mistake, the benefit system does not hand out much money at all to the individual, and it's a system full of stigma.

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 ...

Doubts Over Cannabis MS Treatment

PA | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK

There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), it was claimed. A review of evidence o...

Don't Call Me a Sufferer

Helena Jidborg Alexander | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Helena Jidborg Alexander

I know some people with MS like to refer to themselves as MS sufferers, and that is their choice. But for us who ask not to be referred to as a sufferer, please don't call us that.

Multiple Sclerosis and Cannabis - A Conversation With Clark French

Jason Reed | Posted 23.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Jason Reed

Clark, now 26, was no stranger to the ravages of M.S. - having watched his stepfather suffer and ultimately pass away from the illness, Clark is all to aware of what the condition can do to families and patients. Clark was less than enamoured with the treatments on offer to him.

Tackling the Biggest Challenge of All - Truly Sustainable Consumer Products

Mike Barry | Posted 18.11.2012 | UK
Mike Barry

When we launched our eco and ethical programme, Plan A, in 2007 we made some big bold product related commitments. For example, to get all our wood and fish from the most sustainable source possible. It wasn't the wrong thing to do but we were looking through the lens of 'issue' rather than 'product'.

Businesses Need a 'Hearts and Minds' Culture Change if They Are to Survive the Challenges of the Next 20 Years

Mike Barry | Posted 13.10.2012 | UK
Mike Barry

The next decade will see radical new technologies, the resource crunch and the sharing economy all disrupt the established business order. For a company to survive and thrive over the next 20 years creating this culture change is the single most important step. Why?

M&S = Madness & Stupidity

James Burwood | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK
James Burwood

It is M&S's obsession with cutting costs (rather than making money) that leads them to faraway lands in pursuit of ever cheaper wage rates (even though wages actually make up less than 10% of the cost of the garment).

Why Going Green in This Recession is a Business Imperative, Not a Brand Choice

Mike Barry | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK
Mike Barry

In the current climate, 'going green' might not be at the top of most company 'to do' lists. Times are tough and there are numerous economic headwinds keeping us busy. So, am I wasting my time writing a blog post calling on companies to build sustainability into their business plans? Definitely not and here's why. In 2007 we set aside a massive £200 million for a five year project called Plan A (because there is no Plan B for the one planet we have), a sustainability programme that pledged to transform M&S by changing the way it did business.

Jack Osbourne and Being Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis

Simon Gillespie | Posted 18.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Simon Gillespie

Today Jack Osbourne will be doing what around 50 people in the UK do every week - trying to come to terms with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The difference is, Jack will have to do it in the public spotlight.

Jack Osbourne Speaks Out About MS Diagnosis

PA | Posted 18.06.2012 | Home

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon are reeling after their TV daredevil son Jack was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The 26-year-old - who h...

This Is Not Just A Bank.. It's An M&S Bank

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.06.2012 | UK

Marks & Spencer is to offer current accounts from this autumn after announcing plans to open 50 bank branches in the next two years. The company, w...

VV Brown on VV Vintage - Talking Sustainable Fashion

Akeela Bhattay | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Style
Akeela Bhattay

Musician and model, VV Brown's transition to the world of fashion seems like a fluid and natural journey and perhaps even expected of musicians these days. But unlike many of her peers, VV's venture into fashion has been woven with values that reveal the brand as one that is compassionate, thoughtful and innovative.

BBC Free Speech - Drugs

Jason Reed | Posted 22.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Jason Reed

As a drug policy pedant, it was with great interest that I noted BBC Three's Free Speech were to address the drugs debate - the discourse had raged on Free Speech's social media and blogs for a few weeks prior to the show.

PHOTOS: M&S Release Jubilee-Inspired Lingerie

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

Marks and Spencer has released a collection of 1950s-inspired lingerie to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The collection features a "stunnin...

Open Letter to Winston Matthews - Prisoner Number A8167CK

Jason Reed | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Jason Reed

Dear Winston Matthews, Words simply cannot express how I felt when I learned of your incarceration.

Little Miss Know Your Place - Are You a Miss, a Ms or a Mrs?

Jessica Bower | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Jessica Bower

Within British culture, being designated 'the missus' carries significantly less glamorous and dignified connotations than 'Madame'. The anodyne and slightly self-conscious 'Ms' is hardly more appealing, although it does at least attempt to define women independent of their marital status.

World's First MS Pill Could Help Thousands

PA | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

At least 3,000 people in the UK with multiple sclerosis (MS) could benefit from the world's first pill for the condition, it was announced today. T...