Organisation: Marks &amp

Organisation: Marks &

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M&S shares fall amid hit from ‘puzzling’ food sales

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Marks & Spencer suffers largest fall in clothing sales for decade

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M&S turns corner as it heads back into black

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M&S sees best quarter in years

Roches Stores to give up grocery trade

Conor Keane, Business Correspondent

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

M&S to scale downfood-only shops

Food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer said it remained committed to its Simply Food business yesterday after weekend reports claimed it was about to sell up to half of the food-only outlets.

Mon, 29 Nov, 2004

M&S buys back its shares

RETAIL giant Marks & Spencer began buying back more than a quarter of its shares at 362p each yesterday in the largest tender offer in British corporate history.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2004

M&S wins support for buyback plan

Marks & Spencer yesterday won the backing of shareholders to buy back shares at a price well below the 400p offered by entrepreneur Philip Green this summer.

Sat, 23 Oct, 2004

Limerick ‘has a lot of retail space but lacks factory units’

WHILE Limerick has a huge amount of new shopping space to offer retail newcomers such as Marks & Spencer, the city is short of large factory units for multi-national industries, a breakfast briefing heard yesterday.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004

Green ponders M&S offer

PHILIP GREEN is still undecided about whether to pursue an offer for retailer Marks & Spencer, a source close to the retail tycoon says, downplaying newspaper reports that he is set to raise his offer.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2004

M&S default swaps worst performers

Credit-default swaps for Marks & Spencer Group Plc were Europe’s worst performers last week on speculation that buyout companies such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co may fund a purchase of the retailer by taking on more debt.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2004

M&S weaker-than-expected sales disappoint market

BRITISH clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) disappointed the market yesterday with weaker-than-expected sales in its fourth quarter.

Thu, 15 Apr, 2004

M&S issues job loss warning

London: Marks & Spencer yesterday warned up to 1,000 jobs could go following a review of its head office and financial services operations.

Sat, 03 Apr, 2004

M&S to sell £400m of bonds

London: Marks & Spencer Plc Group, Britain’s largest clothing retailer, will sell about £400 million worth of bonds to cover a pension-fund deficit.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2004

Falling sales at M&S could hit bonuses

THOUSANDS of staff at Marks & Spencer could miss out on their annual bonuses following a fall in festive clothing sales, it was reported yesterday.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2003

British retail giant hit by 'sluggish' clothing sales

BRITISH retailer Marks & Spencer, which has branches in Dublin and Cork, has suffered "sluggish" clothing sales in the run-up to Christmas, it was reported yesterday.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2002