Marks & Spencer news and analysis
M&S Food is the grocery division of Marks & Spencer, which operates through standalone Simply Food stores and food halls within larger M&S locations. M&S Food has partnered with Ocado for online grocery delivery. The Grocer covers M&S Food with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including product innovation, strategic partnerships, and market performance.
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NewsM&S boss Machin calls for EU SPS talks to be ‘sped up’
The Windsor Framework, had introducing ’a lot of cost, a lot of complexity and impacting our product range and product shelf lives’, Machin said
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin sets out budget demands for Rachel Reeves
‘Over the last year, retail has been hit by an alphabet soup of taxes and regulations,’ said Machin
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NewsM&S Food switches from Booker to DCS for branded non-food supply
DCS Group is supplying M&S Food with branded household, toiletries and health & beauty lines, after the retailer parted ways with Booker last month
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NewsM&S adding six new or transformed London stores by Christmas
The six include three that opened this week
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NewsMarks & Spencer recalls Milk Chocolate Honeycomb over peanut risk
The retailer has urged shoppers who have a peanut allergy not to eat the product
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin meets Rachel Reeves ahead of budget
The Chancellor visited M&S’s Pudsey store in her Leeds West constituency on Friday
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NewsArchie Norman’s tenure as M&S chairman extended for three years
‘The board is unanimous in its conviction that his continuation as chairman is in the best interests of the company,’ said M&S
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NewsM&S calls on government for employer National Insurance relief for retail
M&S said research showed one in four young people were choosing to begin their careers in retail – more than double the number choosing any other industry
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NewsM&S lands 70-strong dried fruit & nut range in ‘healthy snacking’ fixtures
The range landed in stores last week, in a ‘rapidly growing category which delivers a clean, healthy snacking option to millions of our customers’ said M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann
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NewsM&S ‘reviewing’ labelling claims for ‘Only… ingredients’ range
The Real Bread Campaign complained to Trading Standards about M&S’s ‘Only 5 ingredients’ rolls, one of a number of products in the range
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op cyberattack hurt but its response tells a better story
The Co-op is also back on the front foot. While store openings slowed, 30 will come onstream in the second half
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Comment & OpinionGoodbye Dubai? Why the pistachio chocolate trend is here to stay
The proliferation of Dubai-style innovation chocolate has served as a platform to introduce pistachio as a core flavour in confectionery
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Range PreviewM&S launches Christmas 2025 range featuring Tom Kerridge Collection
M&S has opened its Christmas Food to Order offer for 2025 with a select range of premium centrepieces, seafood platters and an exclusive ‘Tom Kerridge with M&S Collection’ capsule
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NewsM&S new store plans being held up by objections from Tesco
Six planned new M&S Foodhalls are currently delayed after Tesco lodged objections, with two of them subject to a judicial review requested by the supermarket
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NewsM&S encouraging shoppers to wear yellow to support mental health
The retailer is also asking shoppers to donate by topping up the cost of their shop in store
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does M&S’s new DC say about warehouse logistics?
M&S is making its biggest-ever supply chain investment with a new £340m distribution centre, prioritising automation and placemaking for staff
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NewsM&S market share level with Waitrose as Ocado sales boom
M&S’s grocery market share for the year to 7 September was 4.5%, made up of 4% in its stores and another 0.5% through Ocado.com
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Comment & OpinionWinning M&S distribution deal from Booker is a real feather in Blakemore’s cap
For many years, Blakemore has been one of the best and most efficient distribution businesses in the UK
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NewsM&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham stepping down
M&S operations director Sacha Berendji will take on responsibility for digital and technology
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NewsM&S launching six new premium pasta ready meals for one
The new ‘restaurant quality’ ready meals are arriving in M&S Foodhalls tomorrow (10 September), priced from £6 each