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Morgan Stanley casts cloud over Thomas Cook and Tui

20.11.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny... more

Why a cut-price wizard will be good for Marks & Spencer

20.11.09
There is urgent whispering in the aisles of Marks & Spencer: Sir Stuart Rose, the smooth, pin-up boss (for lady shoppers of a certain age) is no more... more

Change at top for Marks & Spencer and ITV

18.11.09
New bosses were hired at Marks & Spencer and ITV today in moves expected to bring huge changes to the high street and television... more

M&S shock as Morrisons chief lands the boss’s job

18.11.09
Marks & Spencer shocked the City and the retail industry today when it appointed the boss of Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket as its new chief executive... more

Ex-Asda boss faces daunting trial in ITV jungle

18.11.09
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible” ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar was the signal for another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar and news of better-than-expected GDP in Japan signalled another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Debenhams joins price war as High St heads for a £1bn discount frenzy

16.11.09
Britain is heading for a £1 billion pre-Christmas price war as Debenhams joined the big supermarkets in a discounting frenzy... more

Waitrose thanks M&S for boost

13.11.09
Waitrose said a big thank you to Marks & Spencer for its “high-profile advertising campaign” after the John Lewis-owned supermarket saw soaring sales of its tea bags, penne pasta and sausages, all featured in M&S’s price comparison ads ... more

£10 food-and-wine deals 'fuelling alcohol abuse by middle classes'

30.10.09
Wine should be banned from supermarket meal deals because it fuels heavy drinking among middle-aged professionals, an alcohol abuse charity said... more

City code for top chiefs 'needs revamp'

25.06.09
Leading companies are calling for yet another overhaul of the so-called Combined Code, which sets guidelines for good corporate governance such as the appointments of chairmen.... more

Great companies should train their own for the top

22.06.09
In what was a typical weekend, the three main stories in one Sunday newspaper were about the succession in some of our best-known companies... more

This is not just any tomato...

20.05.09
Marks and Spencer's launch latest super fruit - the ‘kumato’ - which despite its rotten appearance claims to be an aphrodisiac... more

Shoppers clear M&S shelves as store drops prices to 1p

20.05.09
Thousands queue to buy everything from jewellery to socks as Marks & Spencer's drops its prices to just a penny... more

M&S slashes dividend as profits plunge

19.05.09
Marks & Spencer saw profits slump by 40% to £604 million in the year to March 28, as the retail giant slashed its dividend and admitted it was “cautious” about the outlook for the rest of the year ... more

M&S chief faces shopper revolt over £2 extra for bigger bras

05.05.09
Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose is set to have a face-to-face confrontation with campaigners over the store's surcharge on bigger bras... more

Tamil protesters to target M&S over Sri Lanka links

07.04.09
The Tamil supporters who brought chaos to Westminster are planning a series of demonstrations this summer at branches of Marks & Spencer... more

Let’s keep problems in perspective

09.01.09
The Bank of England may have been forced by the economic crisis to cut interest rates to the lowest level in its history, but actually it has been rather a good week for the economy... more

Supermarkets to halve free plastic bags

18.12.08
Supermarkets promised to slash the number of plastic bags they hand out to escape having to impose a charge on them... more

Brand war over M&S flowers

09.12.08
Interflora is suing Marks & Spencer in a dispute that could change the way companies advertise on the internet... more

Stores told to cut plastic bags for customers by 70%

29.07.08
Supermarkets have been told that they must cut the number of plastic bags they offer to customers by 70 per cent... more

Yellow variety blows raspberry market wide open

09.07.08
It is one of the culinary highlights of an English summer - but this year the traditional red raspberry is being given a makeover... more

Comment: A good time to buy quality

08.07.08
According to official definitions, we are now in a bear market... more

£300,000 for slip on M&S grape

10.03.08
A London man who slipped on a grape and ruptured a thigh muscle today began suing Marks & Spencer for £300,000... more

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