M&S’s revival is the real deal – don’t mess it up again The retail giant has clocked up 12 consecutive quarters of sales growth but it must remember mistakes of the past The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Self-checkout counters encourage shoplifting among middle-class Brits, Marks & Spencer chairman says M&S added hundreds of self-service counters to its stores earlier this year—but those can be loopholes for shoplifters. Fortune · Nov 21, 2023
Sparks flies: how frumpy Marks & Spencer became fashionable again Four years ago the venerable retailer fell out of the FTSE 100, suffering a humiliating blow to its prestige. But now it has turned things around The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
After years on the ropes, is M&S finally turning around? Sane financing and a brutal restructuring have helped the retailer return to the FTSE 100 The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Not just an AGM, it’s an M&S AGM – retailer should at least give shareholders a cuppa The Marks & Spencer chairman’s digital push is good for access – but shareholders should be encouraged to turn up The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
Ex ITV boss says 'work place relations do happen' as he weighs in on Schofield saga Archie Norman, former chairman of ITV, has defended the station in the wake of the Phillip Schofield affair scandal and said 'work place relationships happen' Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023
Digital shareholders meetings could recreate some of the buzz we lost It’s time to modernise shareholder relations and make AGMs interesting again The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023
M&S boss lashes out at 'baffling' Brexit plan he warns will raise prices Archie Norman, who is a former Tory MP, is the latest business leader to criticise ministers over their economic policies, warning Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in a letter that labelling changes would be "baffling" Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023
M&S chair says UK Government’s ‘baffling’ post-Brexit plans will wreck trade Archie Norman, who is also an ex-Conservative MP, has urged the Government to convince the EU not to consider separate labelling for goods sold in Northern Ireland Wales Online · Jan 26, 2023
M&S warns against separate post-Brexit labelling for goods sold in Northern Ireland Retailer urges UK government not to consider such a move as it would mean ‘overbearing and prohibitive costs’ for exporters The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
Families won’t be able to afford to pay mortgages, warns M&S chief Rate rises are the biggest threat to the economy, Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman warns Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Prescott ‘did nothing wrong’ over Clapham flat fiasco, Blair told Tory MP Files released by the National Archives in Kew reveal how the Prime Minister backed his deputy amid allegations of a conflict of interest. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Stuart Rose says business needs quick successor to ‘lame duck’ PM Johnson Veteran retailer among business leaders and Tory donors calling for a new prime minister to boost UK’s ailing economy The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
Marks & Spencer doubles payout for outgoing boss to £2.6m M&S to pay Steve Rowe £1.6m annual bonus atop £1m salary with 4,500 staff also gaining first bonus in five years The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022
Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022 School lunch portions may SHRINK with cheaper ingredients used to counter food costs Andrew Selley, chief executive of Bidfood, said schools might have to use cheaper ingredients in a bid to counter rapidly rising food prices - or raise cost of dinners
Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2022 Schools may be forced to reduce lunch portion sizes for lunches due to rising food prices A food wholesaler has warned that smaller, cheaper meals may be inevitable for the country's schools
Chronicle Live · May 17, 2022 M&S boss warns shoppers over 'apocalyptic' rising cost of food The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, described soaring living costs as "apocalyptic"
Manchester Evening News · May 17, 2022 M&S and ex-ASDA boss issues bleak warning to every shopper in Britain Archie Norman has issued a bleak message to anyone who uses supermarkets in Britain
The National (Scotland) · May 17, 2022 Food prices could increase by 10 per cent this year, warns M&S chief FOOD prices could soar by as much as 10 this year, the chairman of Marks & Spencer (M&S) has warned.
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 M&S chair and ex-Tory MP attacks ‘pointless’ EU proposals over NI protocol Archie Norman has accused the EU of making ‘highly bureaucratic’ proposals over the Northern Ireland protocol.
Evening Standard · May 17, 2022 Liz Truss calls for further talks with EU as she sets out plans to deal with Northern Ireland Protocol Liz Truss has set out plans to introduce new laws which could override the Northern Ireland Protocol but insisted she has no intention of scrapping the Brexit trade deal for the region.
Wales Online · May 17, 2022 Marks & Spencer boss details the 700-page document taking eight hours to prepare lorry drivers need just to go to Ireland The documents also need to be partially written in Latin
Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022 Food prices could rocket by 10% this year for struggling Brits, M&S chief warns M&S chairman Archie Norman said a 10% rise won't be surprising after a warning of 'apocalyptic' food price rises came from the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 Brexit: Lorry drivers ‘need 700 pages of documents partly written in Latin’ to export UK goods to EU Red tape is far worse for British exports to the EU than to Northern Ireland, Marks and Spencer chief warns
Evening Standard · May 17, 2022 Food prices could soar by 10% this year, warns M&S boss The boss of Marks & Spencer said the crunch time for families would come after summer holidays when they find ‘there is nothing left in the kitty’