Marks and Spencer 
Top stories on just-food this week
20th November 2009
This was the week when even the ongoing speculation over the future of Cadbury was trumped as the headline-grabbing story. That honour fell to UK retail's leading Dutchman, Marc Bolland, who is set to switch from Morrisons after three successful years for upmarket rival Marks and Spencer. The Bolland bombshell overshadowed the latest twist in the Cadbury saga, which saw Hershey and Ferrero indicate they could enter the fray - with a possible joint bid for the Dairy Milk maker a possibility. These are the top stories on just-food this week.
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20th November 2009
Here is just-food's week in words. - INSIGHT: Morrisons sales hit by lower inflation (MEM)
19th November 2009
Morrisons said today (19 November) that its sales growth was dented by lower food inflation in the third quarter, but insisted that its high growth rate was sustainable for the “foreseeable future”. - What next for Morrisons? (MEM)
19th November 2009 - UK: Morrisons value focus drives sales growth
19th November 2009 - Sir Stuart Rose's five years as M&S chief (MEM)
19th November 2009 - UK: Marks and Spencer launches bond buy-back
19th November 2009 - In the spotlight – Marc Bolland's move to M&S (MEM)
18th November 2009 - INSIGHT: M&S excited about “energetic" Bolland (MEM)
18th November 2009 - UK: Morrisons' Bolland to replace Rose as M&S boss
18th November 2009
Background
Updated: 3rd July 2009
UK high street retailer Marks and Spencer might be more famous for its clothes, but food plays a big role in the company’s strategy. Besides the food halls in its more than 400 stores throughout the UK, the company also operates a growing number of standalone food stores. Its Simply Food convenience store format was launched in 2001 as an attempt to make M&S’s popular food products available to a wider audience. The company now has more than 100 Simply Food stores, including outlets in train stations and motorway service stations. Marks & Spencer’s food is positioned at the top end – its advertisements focus on the quality of the food, rather than the price. The company sells only its own-brand food. In September 2002, M&S announced that it had become the first ever food retailer to use only free-range eggs in its products.
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