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M&S gets it right (finally) on annual meetings. Others should make an effort

Last year’s ‘digital-only’ event ruffled feathers. This year’s hybrid meeting fuelled greater attendance and more openness

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

CEOs paid too little? That sounds a bit rich

City Comment: More of our executives would go to the US if they were truly underpaid

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024

OPINION - Marks and Spencer have turned it round completely — and this is how

In January 2008, Jeremy Paxman wrote an angry letter to then Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose about the state of his pants. They were letting him down. The Newsnight presenter said: “I’ve noticed that something very troubling has happened. There’s no other way to put this. The pants…

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

M&S has Waitrose in its sights as it hails ‘best ever Christmas’

Retail group has opened larger stores, cut prices on basics and persuaded food shoppers to use it for more than just sandwiches

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Global trade falls amid Houthi attacks on merchant ships in Red Sea

Maersk boss says it could take months before trade route is safe to traverse

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Marks & Spencer looks a Christmas winner as sales increase helped by festive food demand

Marks & Spencer has cemented its status as a “Christmas winner", with the High Street stalwart reporting higher sales and bumper demand for festive food and party clothes.

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024

US inflation rises to 3.4%; global trade ‘drops 1.3%’ as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipping – as it happened

US inflation rose faster than expected in December, dampening early rate cut hopes, as Kiel Trade Indicator shows collapse in cargo volumes in the Red Sea

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

The M&S boss is right – executives need to get their hands dirty

Senior leaders need to get out of the boardroom and onto the checkouts, says M&S boss Stuart Machin – or risk failing their appraisals. Could top-level staff mucking in be the key to success, asks Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

M&S boss Stuart Machin may be on course to deliver £1bn profits — and earn himself a knighthood

City Comment: City analysts missed the spark in the early Machin era

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023

Marks & Spencer delivers sales and profits jump and points to good start to Christmas orders

Like for like food sales at M&S rose 11.7% in the first half

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023