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Marks & Spencer

Company nameMarks & Spencer
Company typePublic company (Lse - MKS)
IndustryRetailer
FoundedLeeds, West Yorkshire,
England (1884)
Founder(s)Michael Marks
Thomas Spencer
HeadquartersCity of Westminster, London,
England
No. of locations1010 stores (2010)
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleRobert Swannell
(Chairman)
Marc Bolland
(Chief Executive)
Revenue£9.5 billion (2010)
Operating income£852.0 million (2010)
Net income£523.0 million (2010)
Employees76,250 (2010)

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:"M&S" redirects here. For other uses, see M&S (disambiguation).Marks and Spencer plc (also known as M&S) is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds.

In 1998 it became the first British retailer to make a pre-tax profit of over £1 billion, though a few years later it plunged into a crisis which lasted for several years. In November 2009, it was announced that Marc Bolland, formerly of Morrisons, would take over as chief executive from Stuart Rose in early 2010; Rose will remain with the company until mid-2011.

It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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Marks & Spencer TV advert teaser for their new 2010 campaign featuring a cast of superstars: the one and only Dannii Minogue plus Lisa Snowdon, VV Brown, Ana Beatriz Barros and the sensational Twiggy. I do not own this video. DanniiBrasil - www.danniibrasil.com
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For more Easter food - go to: www.marksandspencer.com The perfect Easter - done for you. Only at your M&S. The M&S TV adverts playlist. If you've seen it on TV, you'll find it here. It's fashion and food heaven!
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A little film for my new piece The Kiss (which you may have seen on Marks & Spencers new 2010 advert) capturing scenes and creations from my everyday life. The track is available on itunes and is featured on my instrumental album Qi. Xx
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To see more fantastic M&S Food go to: www.marksandspencer.com The experts at M&S give you a quick tutorial on how to make the perfect Ravioli. But if you don't feel like cooking then why not pick up our delicious pasta with spinach and ricotta from Marks & Spencer. The M&S TV adverts playlist. If you've seen it on TV, you'll find it here. It's fashion and food heaven!
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The making of the M & S christmas advert 2009 ice skating scene with Myleene Klass, Filmed at Canary Wharf London.
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Retailers Shares Sink As Next, M&S Warn On Prices, Trading - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--LN) and -Marks- & -Spencer- Group PLC ((MKS.LN) warned they will have to raise prices to take account of increased costs from tax hikes and commodities. ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:26:26 GMT+00:00
High street stores to advise government on energy and emissions - The Guardian Tweet this news
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MARKS & Spencer in Gloucester celebrates its centenary this weekend. - Thisisgloucestershire Tweet this news
Thisisgloucestershire--Natasha Jenkins, -M&S- Gloucester store manager, said: "We're really excited to be celebrating such an important milestone here in Gloucester. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:31:36 GMT+00:00
If M&S goes, where will mature shoppers go? - This is Scunthorpe Tweet this news
This is Scunthorpe--IT IS with great concern that I have learnt of the proposed closure of -Marks and Spencer- in Scunthorpe High Street which has been trading since1932. ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:15:47 GMT+00:00
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Sify--Hypercity Retail, part of the CL Raheja group, said it had appointed Mark Ashman, the former chief executive of -Marks and Spencer- Reliance, as its new chief ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:33:19 GMT+00:00
M&S names new finance exec - Discountvouchers.co.uk Tweet this news
Discountvouchers.co.uk---Marks- & -Spencer-, the largest clothing retailer in the UK, has named Alan Stewart as its new head of finance. Stewart, 50, whose previous ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:03:24 GMT+00:00
Myleene Klass flies the flag for M&S in corset dress at Silver Clef Awards - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--By Mail Online Reporter Myleene Klass proved to be a fitting ambassador for -Marks- & -Spencer- today as she wore one of their designs to the Silver Clef Awards ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:38:54 GMT+00:00

Year ended Turnover (£ M) Profit before tax (£ M) Net profit (£ M) Basic eps (p)
27 March 2010 N/A 632.5 N/A N/A
29 September 2009 N/A 298.0 (half year only) N/A N/A
28 March 2009 9,062.1 706.2 506.8 32.3
29 March 2008 9,022.0 1,129.1 821.0 49.2
31 March 2007 8,588.1 936.7 659.9 39.1
1 April 2006 7,797.7 745.7 520.6 36.4
2 April 2005 7,490.5 505.1 355.0 29.1
3 April 2004 8,301.5 781.6 452.3 24.2
29 March 2003 8,019.1 677.5 480.5 20.7
30 March 2002 8,135.4 335.9 153.0 5.4
31 March 2001 8,075.7 145.5 2.8 0.0
1 April 2000 8,195.5 417.5 258.7 9.0
31 March 1999 8,224.0 546.1 372.1 13.0
31 March 1998 8,243.3 1,155.0 815.9 28.6
31 March 1997 7,841.9 1,129.1 746.6 26.7
31 March 1996 7,233.7 965.8 652.6 455.8

The 2008-9 restructuring plan :
Line, sub-brand or brand involved. Date of action. Fate of line, sub-brand or brand involved. Source(s).
Floor 1 discount brands-women's discount fashion clothes Early 2008/the festive season of 2008 � 2009 Replaced by the 'Designer discount' line in early 2008. It was relaunched in the festive season 2008 � 2009 as- By me now or lose me for ever- limited editions.
Romper-suit republic-baby clothes (was only available online) 2008 Discontinued .
The Shirt-sleeve empire-boys' shirts (was only available online) 2008 Discontinued .
Essential-up market skirts and t-shirts 2009 Merged in to Portfolio, along with Perfect. 'Essential' now also continues as a seasonal line of the 'Autograph' brand. .
Perfect-upmarket trousers, skirts and blouses 2009 Merged in to Portfolio, along with Essential. Perfect still operates in men's rain coats and cookware. 'Perfect' was relaunched in January 2010 as a seasonal sub-brand of 'Portfolio'.
Plus range maternity (large stores only). 2008 Merged with Limited Collection Maternity as 'M&S Maternity'. .
Limited Collection Maternity 2008 Merged with Plus Range Maternity as 'M&S Maternity' to simplify administration. ,,.
The Zandra Rhodes collection was a upmarket woollen clothes and t-shirts modelled and made by the British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, CBE/RDI February 2010 It was launched in April 2009, but was let gradually run down in the festive season during December 2009 and January 2010. It was finally discontinued due to poor sales performance in February 2010. ,.
'Party, Party, Party' was a line of seasonal party clothes July/October 2010. Discontinued in July 2010, but then relaunched as 'Partyware' October 2010.
'Katy Livingston' was an up market sports clothes and merchandise relating to the British athlete Katy Livingston. Mid 2010 It was launched in early 2009 and developed in to the 'Performance' brand. 'Performance' was the resulting line of serious sportswear for dedicated female athletes that would merge with the feminine 'Sportswere' line in mid 2010 due to the need for administrative simplification.
'Frenchay' (was only available online)- French made, utilitarian/good value plastic home ware, clothes pegs, clothes hangers, etc. The Festive season of 2008 � 2009. It was merged in to the other 'Kitchens' brands.
'Fashion line'- babies' fashion clothes Early 2010 It merged with Babyware and Petite Babe. .
'Ready to play' playwear Early 2010 Discontinued, but some designs continued under the 'Casual line' .
'Themed collection'- Cartoon and story book character merchandised clothing late 2008 Merged with Character shop .
'Nightware'- Teen's night clothes Early 2010 Merged with the 'Sleepware' line .
B.C.A.M.- charitable merchandise aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer. The Festive season of 2009 � 2010. Merged with B.C.A.UK as 'Love Pink'. .
B.C.A.UK- on line charitable T-shirts for the under 40s. The Festive season of 2009 � 2010. Merged with B.C.A.M. as 'Love Pink'. .
'Food to go' line The Festive season of 2010 � 2011. It was merged in to ’Lunchtogo’ during the festive season of 2010 � 2011 .

M&S Simply Food : The 2010 Plan
Name Role Salary Bonus Total
Kate Bostock Chief Executive Officer £500,000 £175,000 £675,000
Stuart Rose Executive Chairman of the Board £1,130,000 £1,130,000
Ian Dyson Group Finance & Operations Director £675,000 £675,000
Steven Sharp Executive Director of Marketing, E-commerce, Store Design & Development £565,000 £565,000

Supermarkets in the United Kingdom

Big fiveTesco * Asda * Sainsbury's * Morrisons * The Co-operative Food (and Somerfield)
Up-market chainsMarks & Spencer * Waitrose
Discount chainsLidl * Aldi * Netto * B & M * Home Bargains * Quality Save
Frozen foodsFarmfoods * Iceland * Jack Fulton
RegionalAsco * Booths * Dunnes Stores * Filco * Haldanes * Shoprite
OnlineOcado
OtherHappy Shopper * Best-One * Budgens * Costcutter * Jones Convienience Store * Londis * Mace * McColl's * Nisa-Today's * Premier Stores * SPAR * ...instore (and Poundstretcher) * Poundland
See alsoList of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom

FTSE 100 companies of the United Kingdom

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Supermarkets in Ireland

Main SupermarketsDunnes Stores * Tesco * Marks & Spencer * SuperValu * Superquinn
Symbol groupsCentra * Costcutter * Daybreak * Gala * Londis * Mace * SPAR * XL Stop & Shop
DiscountAldi * Lidl
Minor supermarketsIceland * The Cope
DefunctCrazy Prices * H Williams * L&N * Quinnsworth * Roches Stores * VG

European Retail Round Table

MembersASDA Walmart * C&A * Carrefour * Delhaize Group * El Corte Inglés * H&M * IKEA * Inditex * Kingfisher * Marks & Spencer * Mercadona SA * METRO AG * Royal Ahold * Tesco |



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