INSIGHT: M&S tactics require status checks
By Joe Ayling | 5 November 2009
UK supermarket retailer Marks and Spencer will be desperately trying to avoid an identity crisis amid changes to its branded goods and price comparison literature.
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UK supermarket retailer Marks and Spencer will be desperately trying to avoid an identity crisis amid changes to its branded goods and price comparison literature.
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