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...One of the main architects of Marks and Spencer’s turnaround has credited its efforts to break the “vicious circle” of sticking with ageing customers for helping to revive the UK high street stalwart’s fortunes...
...Marks and Spencer is to pay a dividend for the first time since before the pandemic as bumper food sales powered the UK retailer to a better than expected first-half profit....
...“The hegemony of crewnecks has been going on for so long that the younger generations think the V-neck is a recent invention,” says menswear designer Oliver Spencer....
...According to headhunter Spencer Stuart, a third of the 59 FTSE 350 chief executives who have started in their roles since January 2022 served on the board before their appointment....
...Brioni has also amped up the polo shirt’s texture, weaving polos in a thick ribbed cotton and wool blend, while Zegna’s have a slouchy, oversized fit and dramatic scooped V-necks....
...She didn’t finish her degree, cutting her design teeth at Diesel in the 1990s, followed by Marks & Spencer, where she designed shirts and chinos....
...In her final year of study, she was also awarded the Young Masters Maylis grand ceramic prize and has since shown at the V&A, Christie’s and Collect at the Saatchi Gallery....
...At a dinner soon after, Jones impishly starts provoking Don by humming Wynette’s recent hit song “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”....
...On TikTok, #grandpacore — a trend describing clobber synonymous with seniors, such as V-neck novelty knits, pleat-front trousers and tweed blazers — has had almost 16mn views....
...He graduated in engineering then showed a flair for entrepreneurship, sourcing and distributing T-shirts and Teletubbies merchandise to retailers such as Marks and Spencer....
...It was when Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 that media attention snowballed. The ceremony was watched by 750mn people around the world....
...It shows a bit of guts, it would seem to me, that Sunak has not let it drop that he buys his suits at Marks and Spencer or someplace similar....
...Lady Diana Spencer, who married Prince Charles in 1981 to become Princess of Wales, would quickly become an international celebrity who outshone her husband and mother-in-law....
...Let us know what fintech predictions you have for the rest of the year at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com....
...Marks and Spencer’s Cool Comfort polyamide slip (£20, marksandspencer.com) comes in seven shades and up to seven lengths....
...The plinth has been empty since King George V’s bust was removed in the 1960s. Some wanted to erect Mohandas Gandhi’s statue there....
...Henry V would blush. If your truck is capable of more than 56 miles an hour, regardless of what speed you are doing, they can fine you. They love to check your tacho....
...Even Oliver Spencer, proprietor of Favourbrook, a brand built on the flamboyance of the velvet jacket, sounds a note of caution....
...The emergence of Diana Spencer in 1981 caused a storm of media interest in her clothes (velvet knee breeches, piecrust collars), her attitudes and her language — in fact, in everything about her....
...More loans were allegedly given by Cox & Kings to V Hotels, a struggling beachfront property bought by Peter and Urrshila’s father, Ajit, in 2001....
...Jefferies goes up to “buy” on Marks & Spencer, 160p target price. MKS' FY confirmed improving Food resilience, a trend we expect to persist in the months ahead....
...e-commerce group’s own environmental impact, and a start-up touted as the “Uber of dry cleaning” collapsed into administration on Friday, wiping out all of its investors, including British businessman Michael Spencer...
...The first time Prince Charles meets a 16-year-old Diana Spencer, she is dressed as a fairy from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, wearing green tights and not much else....
...In Dundee, the most pro-independence city in Scotland, a new £80m V&A Museum opened in 2018, part of a dockside redevelopment....
...In his departing letter, Richard V Spencer, the outgoing US navy secretary, reminded president Donald Trump that “the rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries”....
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