Marks And Spencer Share Discussion Threads

[diku] 13/9/2018 23:34

I think if I remember correctly very recently the ex Sbry CEO did mention that some sort of online sales tax is needed if high street retailers are to survive...

[diku] 13/9/2018 23:22

countless...I have saying that for some time now...merge merge merge...Mks is at risk of losing its place from FTSE 100...Sbry made the first move by buying Argos and now with Asda deal...


Where is Mks within FTSE rankings?...has the next quarterly reshuffle decided?...

[danny baker] 13/9/2018 14:53

You have to ask where Morrisons' LFL growth is coming from. Part of it I think is from Waitrose and M&S. It's definitely not Tesco but Asda and Sainsbury are probably losing some market share to the discounters.

[danny baker] 13/9/2018 14:52

You have to ask where Morrisons' LFL growth is coming from. Part of it I think is from Waitrose and M&S. It's definitely not Tesco but Asda and Sainsbury are probably losing some market share to the discounters.

[essentialinvestor] 13/9/2018 12:26

Looks like benign neglect from the government, an online sales tax needed?, whether this is practical,
or could be applied fairly is the difficult bit.

[countless] 13/9/2018 12:23

With knews like this you would have thought retailers would try and look for economies of scale savings and merge etc?

[essentialinvestor] 13/9/2018 12:06

Did you ever think a headline like that would be written?,
even allowing for the exceptionals, it looks pretty dire.

[philanderer] 13/9/2018 00:30

Market report...

Retailers were among those boosting the Footsie as fashion stores rode higher on the coat-tails of Spain's rag-trade giant Zara. That was after the fast- fashion chain's owner, Inditex, controlled by Europe's richest person, Amancio Ortega, said its latest collections had been 'well-received' by customers as it forecast a rise in second-half sales of up to 6 per cent. Marks and Spencer rose 1.5 per cent, or 4.4p, to 293.3p, while Next, which has half-year results out this month, climbed 0.8 per cent, or 44p, to 5468p. Superdry zipped 0.9 per cent higher, or 10p, to 1158p.

[freedom97] 12/9/2018 09:28

MKS just dragged down with the rest of the market past few days. Markets recovering a little today and so is MKS. All those traders that have been on hols will start buying again.

[philanderer] 12/9/2018 09:20

Keep an eye on the prize at M&S, says Shore Capital

News that TV presenter Holly Willoughby is the new Marks & Spencer (MKS) brand ambassador will increase its profile but in order to win the financial prize the retailer will need a much bigger plan, says Shore Capital.

Analyst Clive Black retained his ‘hold’ recommendation on the stock. ‘The potential financial prize at M&S if [the directors] can engineer a sustained turnaround in trading performance; that is ongoing positive like-for-like sales, set against a rationalised operating cost base,’ he said.

‘We have outlined such a potential prospect for many, many years, only to be disappointed, albeit not as much as M&S’ long-suffering shareholders. However, the potential financial prize still exists if the transformed digital first business can be effectively traded.’

[diku] 12/9/2018 08:58

If that 285p support fails then low 260p here we come again for a third visit...

[danny baker] 12/9/2018 00:05

MKS shorters are sitting pretty. John Lewis interim results on Thursday will show Waitrose is still losing market share to Tesco and the discounters. I think there is every chance of a MKS pre-period end trading statement in the next fortnight. My feeling is LFL in Food is 2-3% negative and with the pace of new openings grinding to a halt that will mean falling sales in Food and rising costs. Clothing may be ok but with the growth division going ex-growth the rating will be very vulnerable. DYOR.

[diku] 11/9/2018 22:16

Me thinks possible demotion from FTSE is still haunting Mks...and some in the know are on the button...CEO not smelling the coffee yet!...do a deal with another retailer to wrong foot market and force shorters to close...

[loganair] 11/9/2018 12:21

I think in 20 years time JD sports will most probably have disappeared off the scene while M&S will still be very much there.

[ignoble] 11/9/2018 12:13

BBC reporting that JD Sports now has a stock market value above Marks !
dyor etc

[loganair] 11/9/2018 09:47

To me, these brand ambassadors and 'Must Haves' are a complete waste of time and money. What M&S needs to do is to reconnect with it's core customer base which it sadly disconnected from in the mid 1990's.

[ignoble] 11/9/2018 06:48

Popular choice I would think

[philanderer] 10/9/2018 23:30

Holly Willoughby announced as the new face of Marks & Spencer

This Morning presenter announced as new brand ambassador for the high street store with 'Holly's Must-Haves' edit

[loganair] 10/9/2018 22:58

Debenhams looks like it is about to go under or at least declare a CVA and be bought out by Mike Ashley who bought out House of Fraser. Has to pay £80mln a year just in business rates.

Mike Ashley reminds me so much of Philip Green ex owner of BHS who was once the king of the high street retail shops.

[essentialinvestor] 10/9/2018 14:07

Can highly recommend their Made in Italy range of pasta sauces,
if you pair that with a decent pasta, it's nicer than about any restaurant
I've eaten in.
Have switched to TSCO for some of my shopping.
Tesco organic apples usually about 50% cheaper than Marks,
I don't mind paying extra, but can't justify that price differential.

[philanderer] 10/9/2018 13:43

Telegraph:


Questor: cutting M&S’s dividend would spark revolution, so income investors should hold

[tonytaxi] 10/9/2018 13:02

Is the Microsoft stylist ?

[philanderer] 09/9/2018 23:47

Hi diku , hard to tell. I guess there would be some human input combined with computer generation . I really don't know is the answer :-)

[diku] 09/9/2018 22:34

Is it a real person or a virtual person?...