British retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced that it saved £11m in 2010/11 as a result of packaging reduction initiatives carried out under its ‘Plan A’ sustainability initiative. M&S said it has reduced the ...
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UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to roll out new packaging, which will extend the fruit life stored in the fridge by up to two days. According to the retail giant, M&S will consider adding the innovative strips to ...
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A school uniform that continues to look new, after the first week of term, is every parent's dream. Thanks to an enzymatic bioblasting process, UK retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S), has recently turned this into reality. Increasing quality ...
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United Kingdom-based fashion retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), in reponse to environmental watchdog group Greenpeace's Detox campaign to stop chemical pollution of the Earth's waters, has committed to eliminating by 2020 toxic chemical ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)gives an update on Plan A,its 180 commitment eco and ethical programme that aims to make M&S the world's most sustainable major retailer by 2015. Richard Gillies,Director of Plan A at M&S,says:"We continue to engage our ...
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"Breaking the limits" – on ITME 2012 in Mumbai the market leader of circular knitting machines is focusing on highly productive machines both for the garment and also for the growing market of elastic mattress ticking fabrics sector. ...
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Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announces two new appointments to its General Merchandise management team that complete the new team structure recently outlined by John Dixon. The new structure realigns responsibilities, ensures greater ...
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UK retailer Marks and Spencer today(6 November)revealed a near-10%drop in first-half profits as sales gains at its food business failed to offset a decline in general merchandise. The company booked first-half pre tax profit of ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) announces it will enter four new European markets on Monday 19 November, with the launch of localised customer websites in Germany, Spain, Austria and Belgium. The move, which is part of M&S' ongoing strategy to ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) is calling on mums and dads to recycle or 'shwop' more of their children's baby clothing after a survey found that UK babies own more clothes than they can wear. The average child under one has a bulging wardrobe ...
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Report by India Education bureau, Chandigarh: Punjab Industry and Commerce minister Mr. Anil Joshi woos the Chinese investors to invest in the Hand tool sector in Punjab during his visit along with the leading industrialist of Punjab to the ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)opened its first new full-line Paris store at So Ouest in Levallois-Perret. Trading over three floors,the new 6,900 square metre full-line store is part of M&S's'bricks&clicks'strategy for France across stores and ...
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The 15th of September 2012 saw a successful launch of Jakazol WLT range at the Marriott Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan. This was held by JAY Chemical Industries Limited and Chemi Colour and was attended by almost forty senior managers from the ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)launched a seasonal recruitment drive to take on an extra 20,000 employees across its UK and Republic of Ireland stores this Christmas–5,000 more than last year. Last year more than 1 in 5 of the 15,000 recruits ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)was named Responsible Retailer of the Year at the World Retail Awards. The accolade,awarded for the companies that are'outstanding corporate citizens'and'deliver world class standards of best practice in corporate ...
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