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News & Analysis

M&S Seen Axing Stores at Home and Abroad as Profits Slump

Steve Rowe, a 26-year company veteran, took over as chief executive in April and has the tough task of reviving the 132-year-old British institution.

News & Analysis

M&S Seen Axing Stores at Home and Abroad as Profits Slump

Steve Rowe, a 26-year company veteran, took over as chief executive in April and has the tough task of reviving the 132-year-old British institution.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Tory Burch Names CTO, Damien Bertrand to Dior, Tiffany Hires CFO

This week, executive changes at Tory Burch, Tiffany & Co. and Whistles, and Damien Bertrand joined Christian Dior Couture as managing director of its womenswear.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Tory Burch Names CTO, Damien Bertrand to Dior, Tiffany Hires CFO

This week, executive changes at Tory Burch, Tiffany & Co. and Whistles, and Damien Bertrand joined Christian Dior Couture as managing director of its womenswear.


News & Analysis

Marks & Spencer's Wade-Gery Won't Return After Maternity Leave

Marks & Spencer Group Plc said its online chief Laura Wade-Gery will not return after a year away on maternity leave, parting ways with one of its brightest stars.

News & Analysis

Marks & Spencer's Wade-Gery Won't Return After Maternity Leave

Marks & Spencer Group Plc said its online chief Laura Wade-Gery will not return after a year away on maternity leave, parting ways with one of its brightest stars.


Retail

Investors Unimpressed by Marks & Spencer Clothing Revival Plan

Marks & Spencer will reduce styles to de-clutter its stores, cut prices on up to a third of its items by more than 10 percent and dial back promotions, it has announced after conducting a six-week strategy review.

Retail

Investors Unimpressed by Marks & Spencer Clothing Revival Plan

Marks & Spencer will reduce styles to de-clutter its stores, cut prices on up to a third of its items by more than 10 percent and dial back promotions, it has announced after conducting a six-week strategy review.


Retail

M&S Boss to Map Out Rocky Road to Recovery

Turning around Marks & Spencer's clothing business will require yet more costly change and could squeeze short-term profits.

Retail

M&S Boss to Map Out Rocky Road to Recovery

Turning around Marks & Spencer's clothing business will require yet more costly change and could squeeze short-term profits.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Educating Garment Workers, Plus-Size Male Models, M&S Burkini

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Educating Garment Workers, Plus-Size Male Models, M&S Burkini

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


Retail

British Retailers Invite Rival Brands to Fill Their Empty Spaces

As online deliveries surge and shop sales fall, Britain's retailers are looking to refit their once bustling superstores with new attractions such as rivals' fashion brands to fill empty spaces and keep shoppers coming through the door.

Retail

British Retailers Invite Rival Brands to Fill Their Empty Spaces

As online deliveries surge and shop sales fall, Britain's retailers are looking to refit their once bustling superstores with new attractions such as rivals' fashion brands to fill empty spaces and keep shoppers coming through the door.


Sustainability

Social Goods | E-Commerce's Environmental Impact, The Body Shop Goals, M&S Wages

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | E-Commerce's Environmental Impact, The Body Shop Goals, M&S Wages

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


Retail

6 Reasons the British High Street Is Struggling

Marks and Spencer and Next — Britain’s two biggest fashion brands — had a stormy season. But they can’t keep blaming the weather.

Retail

6 Reasons the British High Street Is Struggling

Marks and Spencer and Next — Britain’s two biggest fashion brands — had a stormy season. But they can’t keep blaming the weather.


Retail

New M&S Boss to Seek Fashion Revival at British Institution

Marc Bolland will step down as the boss of retailer Marks & Spencer in April, bringing an end to a turbulent tenure in which he modernised the 132-year-old British institution, but failed to bring its clothing back into fashion.

Retail

New M&S Boss to Seek Fashion Revival at British Institution

Marc Bolland will step down as the boss of retailer Marks & Spencer in April, bringing an end to a turbulent tenure in which he modernised the 132-year-old British institution, but failed to bring its clothing back into fashion.