Marks & Spencer slammed for eight-hour bra

Posted by Lucy Walters on 16th Sep 10

Fashion retailer Marks & Spencer has caused some upset by selling a strapless bra which carries the advice that it should not be worn for more than eight hours at a time. The strapless, stick-on bra retails for £20 but carries a warning that wearing it for any length of time could cause skin irritation. [...]

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Sir Stuart Rose defends M&S chief executive’s pay packet

Posted by Lucy Walters on 15th Jul 10

Sir Stuart Rose, the outgoing Marks & Spencer chairman, has defended the company’s new chief executive Marc Bolland’s £15 million ‘golden hello’. At his final shareholder meeting, held in a packed Royal Festival Hall, Sir Stuart answered the concerns of John Farmer, a regular attendee of the meetings. Mr Farmer asked whether the decision to [...]

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Government announces new green scheme

Posted by Rob Jones on 15th Jun 10

New government plans to help households become more energy efficient mean that customers at B&Q and Marks & Spencer’s will soon be able to request a free consultation from an ‘energy doctor’. The ‘doctor’ will come to a customer’s house, assess where energy is being lost and then provide that customer with a list of [...]

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Marks & Spencer dominate underwear market

Posted by Lucy Walters on 27th May 10

Marks & Spencer’s chairman, Sir Stuart Rose, is worried about how proposed spending cuts by the coalition government will impact on sales this year. The concern about the budget and performance over the next year comes in spite of the fact that M&S published full-year profits of £632.5 million, a year on increase of five per [...]

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Roger Carr frontrunner for chairman’s job at M&S

Posted by Kim Newbold on 21st May 10

Former chairman of Cadbury, Roger Carr, is believed to be the favourite to take over from Sir Stuart Rose when he steps down as chairman of Marks & Spencer next year. The choice is a controversial one, as Carr was the man behind the unpopular decision to sell the chocolate giant to American owned Kraft [...]

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M&S model discovered unconscious after apparent suicide attempt

Posted by Lucy Walters on 13th May 10

A  Marks & Spencer underwear model is recovering in hospital after being found unconscious in a forest near her ex-boyfriend’s home. Noemie Lenoir is believed to have attempted to take an overdose of pills and alcohol whilst in the house of her ex, former French international and Chelsea footballer, Claude Makelele. It is believed that [...]

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Watchdog questions M&S anti-cellulite knickers

Posted by Kim Newbold on 30th Apr 10

Consumer watchdog, Which?, has said that Marks & Spencer may be misleading British women by claiming that its ‘magic knicker’ range can actually combat cellulite. According to the consumer group, dermatologists and plastic surgeons are doubtful that a pair of knickers can do very much to reduce cellulite, a condition that will affect four out of every five women [...]

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An 86-year-old woman says she has been left humiliated and shocked by the behaviour of Marks & Spencer staff after she tried to eat a one of their chocolate chip cookies in an M&S café. Thelma Williams had just finished lunch with her daughter and grandsons in the café at the M&S store in Blackburn when she [...]

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Marks & Spencer could pay new CEO £15 million in first year

Posted by Lucy Walters on 1st Apr 10

Marks & Spencer seems to be leading the trend of ignoring shareholder’s concerns over rocketing pay packets in the boardroom. Marc Bolland is the firm’s new chief executive and has managed to secure a pay deal for himself which could make him the highest paid person on the high street. In his first year alone, Bolland [...]

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