Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

Marks & Spencer launches drive to hire over 11,000 festive workers

(Alliance News) - High street retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC is ramping up its festive recruitment with plans to hire more than 11,000 extra workers – 1,000 more than last year.

M&S to recruit 11,000 seasonal roles over Christmas

(Sharecast News) - High street stalwart Marks & Spencer has announced plans to hire more than 11,000 new workers in the UK over the key festive period, kicking off recruitment from next week.

PRESS: M&S explores deal for big new warehouse in Midlands — Telegraph

(Alliance News) - Marks & Spencer Group PLC is looking to seize on a rise in online sales of fashion and homeware as it explores a deal for a new warehouse in the Midlands, the Telegraph reported Sunday.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 holds firm while euro ebbs amid weak PMI

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 perked up in afternoon trading to close higher on Monday shrugging off weak global PMI data.

London close: Stocks finish higher after slew of PMI data

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended Monday on a positive note, as investors pored over a number of economic activity reports from both the UK and international markets.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS raises Kingfisher, starts B&M at 'sell'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday:

UK grocers in a "good place" as retail sales pick up, says Shore Capital

(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital says UK retailers have a reason to be "quite cheerful" after August's strong retail sales data on Friday, with listed supermarket companies likely to benefit from improving macro conditions.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 fired up by Fed despite more guarded BoE

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 closed firmly in the green on Thursday, but eased slightly from early Fed-inspired highs, as the Bank of England suggested a more sober pace of rate cuts than its US peer.

London close: Stocks finish higher as BoE holds rates

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed higher on Thursday, buoyed by the Bank of England's widely-expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged.

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound tops USD1.33 after BoE stands pat

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher on Thursday afternoon after the Bank of England opted to maintain rates at 5.00%, a day after the Federal Reserve kicked off its cutting cycle with a 50 basis point reduction.

UK's Ocado Retail lifts revenue outlook after shopper numbers grow

Q3 shopper numbers up 10.3%

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stronger start in Europe after Fed's chunky cut

(Alliance News) - European equities climbed and Asian stocks powered higher, as markets cheered a jumbo Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

LONDON BRIEFING: Next ups outlook; Ocado Retail revenue guide lifted

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Thursday, with markets responding positively to a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve, as the spotlight now shifts to the Bank of England.

Ocado lifts full-year guidance as Q3 revenues jump

(Sharecast News) - Online grocer and logistics group Ocado has upgraded its revenue guidance for its retail division following a strong third-quarter performance which saw revenues jump as both customer numbers and the number of orders rose.