How the crumpled ‘dad hat’ morphed into a £400 catwalk phenomenon
Consumer champions
Sparks fly as M&S says no to a plastic loyalty card
M&S increases stocks of smaller womenswear sizes due to higher demand
Nils Pratley on finance
M&S gets it right (finally) on annual meetings. Others should make an effort
Nils Pratley
June 2024
Marks & Spencer to launch clothing repair and alterations service
Customers will be able to send off M&S clothes for services like zip replacements and knitwear mending
New Marks & Spencer building will be a showcase for low-carbon design
Letter: Fred Pilbrow on why the much-touted retrofitting of the flagship store on Oxford Street would be worse for the environment and commercially unviableble
‘Public vandalism’: M&S wants to flatten its art deco flagship store – here are six alternative options
‘I felt self-conscious and ashamed’: Sienna Miller on tabloid intrusion – and why she can’t bear boho chic
Observer business agenda
Ocado faces FTSE 100 relegation after failing to deliver on pandemic promise
May 2024
‘Bum-boosting pants’ aside, I’m emotionally invested in M&S’s fortunes, but can’t think why
Barbara Ellen
Rashford makes M&S squad for England formalwear despite Southgate snub
Nils Pratley on finance
M&S’s revival is the real deal – don’t mess it up again
Nils Pratley
Marks & Spencer boss hails ‘growth story’ as annual profits rise 41%
‘Is this what people wear now?’ Sewing Bee host criticises M&S jumpers and socks
M&S teams up with recycling tech group to trace plastic packaging
British asparagus back in supermarkets after criticism over imports
April 2024
M&S and Oxfam trial postal donation bags for ‘unwearable’ clothes
M&S invests £1m in tackling methane from burping and farting cows
March 2024
Does my bum look bigger in these? M&S hopes to cash in on ‘Kim Kardashian effect’
M&S wins court challenge to Gove’s block on razing of Oxford Street store
