Marks And Spencer Share Discussion Threads

[countless] 01/9/2018 09:26

M&S product development is being helped by big data etc now and should filter through to bottom line. Also I think it is a good move to close some of their outlets and boost opening food halls, which are more defensive and could be helpful in any future downturn. It seems at last that M&S are doing all the right things.

[castleford tiger] 01/9/2018 08:45

Weirdly my 27 year old teacher daughter had a big shopping day there with grandma this week.
came back very happy
tiger

[ignoble] 01/9/2018 08:27

Wife off to Marks this morning
Couple of weeks ago , walking through Marks and saw a winter coat.
I quote , I have to have that coat !
Loved the colour and cut.
That is the first time in twenty odd years she has bought clothing from Marks.
The Marks we use has vastly improved the internal layout .Massive improvement.
I hate shopping with a passion but even I am impressed.
Almost had the feel of Selfridges about it.

[countless] 01/9/2018 08:09

I think that the work M&S are doing to help create a digital transformation to improve IT operational efficiency and customer experience will provide a positive news flow and support the share price Management says it is working hard on this front and indeed have already focused on using it to help launch new products that customers currently want.

[freedom97] 31/8/2018 19:11

I've lost count how many times you've said that buywell3 and each time the share price goes back over £3.

[essentialinvestor] 31/8/2018 16:42

Highly speculative and Not a reason to buy MKS,
but it would not surprise me if Amazon make a bid, at some point.

The reason why this may not happen, would be the political furore
at a British institution facing Amazon ownership.

[buywell3] 31/8/2018 16:30

A retest of 270p chartwise now IMO looks likely

[philanderer] 31/8/2018 15:41

Hundreds go Marks & Spencer daft as food store in Oban has grand opening

[qantas] 31/8/2018 13:10

Shorts doomed to failure share price hammering up.

Please do your own research.

[philanderer] 31/8/2018 10:07

Rightmove set for FTSE relegation on property dip


Marks & Spencer (MKS) and Royal Mail (RMG) are both ‘stubbornly’ holding on to their positions in the FTSE 100 ahead of next week’s reshuffle while engineering companies make a break for the blue-chip index.

High street stalwart M&S has been threatening to drop out of the FTSE for a while but The Share Centre’s Helal Miah said it may hold on for another three months as it remains just above the relegation zone, along with Royal Mail.

The FTSE indices will be reshuffled based on next Tuesday's closing prices, with the changes coming into effect on 24 September.

‘M&S continues to face competitive pressure form rivals, at the same time, relatively weak consumer sentiment has left sales growth uninspiring,’ he said.

[scobak] 31/8/2018 09:53

May be a case for some of the strugglers to bind together. Could a tie in with BWNG have a positive outcome for example?

[philanderer] 31/8/2018 09:32

Hopefully moving out of one of their two large offices in paddington ( within two hundred metres of each other) soon as promised a while back.

[moorsie2] 31/8/2018 09:11

The arrogance of this retailer and board is staggering.

They have no future alone.

They must be open to doing a deal with any of the following

- John Lewis
- Amazon
- Google (if they want to compete with Amazon in future)
- ??

Life alone is noble but doomed to fail

[diku] 30/8/2018 22:15

Not sure what the board are waiting for or they haven't got a clue......merge merge merge with another retailer...

[philanderer] 30/8/2018 18:51

Marks & Spencer will no longer give you plastic cutlery with your lunch


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[philanderer] 30/8/2018 18:50

'Walker: UK stocks like M&S can't stay cheap forever'

Martin Walker says value stocks' cheapness is 'staggering', no more so than in the UK, where M&S is viewed as in 'terminal decline'.

[philanderer] 30/8/2018 13:41

September sunshine set to burn £320m hole in retailers' pockets as the weather continues to play havoc with the High St in 2018

[countless] 29/8/2018 00:05

Interesting article in The Times today about how Amazon will be the largest retailer in America by 2030. They will create ' an ecosystem of physical and online stores that provides an experience so special' that it will attract the majority of American grocery shoppers.M&S work with Google is well timed and much needed to add value and improve shoppers experience. Hopefully we will learn more soon.

[philanderer] 27/8/2018 20:42

Marks & Spencer unveils AW18 Modest Collection

DUBAI

[philanderer] 23/8/2018 17:13

Retail sales unexpectedly grow in August but outlook weak - CBI

[diku] 21/8/2018 08:53

Just failing to stay above 300p...

[philanderer] 18/8/2018 00:32

Marks & Spencer moves AI-displaced call workers to stores

[philanderer] 17/8/2018 00:35

EI , mentioned this earlier this week..


Card payment problems at Marks & Spencer


Marks & Spencer is having a problem accepting card payments in around a quarter of its stores.

Some stores are currently unable to take credit or debit card payments, while others had limited tills available to take card payments, a spokesperson for the chain said.

They blamed "technical difficulties with our tills" for the problem.

The spokesperson said the issue started this morning and it was working to resolve it "as quickly as possible".

"[We] thank customers for their patience," they added.

The chain has 1,035 stores in the UK.

Shoppers have complained on Twitter about the issue.

Chris Ince experienced problems paying in the Sheffield city centre branch, where he said only one till was able to process cards.

He said a staff member had cheered-up customers by handing out chocolate biscuits.