SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Inside the hacking meltdown at Marks & Spencer's

Minister warns that companies much treat cyber security as “an absolute priority”

Evening Standard · May 12, 2025

Clothing shortages, food waste and millions lost each day: inside the M&S cyber-attack chaos

‘It’s easier to list the things that work than the things that don’t’, said one worker, but customers are impressed with staff resilience and analysts believe the retailer will bounce back

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025

Who are Scattered Spider? FBI warns M&S hackers are now targeting airline industry

British teens are thought to be among the members of the international group

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

From outcast to on-track: How M&S found a culture to turn a crumbling business around

M&S is enjoying four years of growth under the leadership of Archie Norman and Stuart Machin however there is still much more to do and they are not resting on their laurels.

Fortune · Mar 27, 2025

Thousands of retail workers to get 5 per cent pay rise next month

Marks & Spencer said it will spend about £95 million on pay increases in April as the minimum wage rises across the UK

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

Marks & Spencer shop workers to get 5% pay rise in April

The retailer said it will spend about £95 million on pay increases, which will come at the same time as a rise in the minimum wage across the UK.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Business hiring at its weakest since the pandemic following Budget tax raid on employers

Researchers warns there is unlikely to be any “significant improvement” in the near future

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

M&S boss says Government must ‘act now’ as Budget risks shrinking UK retail

Stuart Machin, writing in the Sunday Times, called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to ‘act now’ and make changes to her tax plans.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

M&S chief accuses government of raiding retail sector ‘like a piggy bank’

Stuart Machin says the government’s latest tax policies risk stifling growth

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025

M&S boss says UK retailers being ‘raided like a piggy bank’ over planned tax rises

Stuart Machin also speculates about whether successive governments have been guilty of ‘snobbery’ towards retail

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025