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Supermarket of the year 2017 revealed - and it's not Aldi, Lidl or the big four http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/supermarket-year-2017-revealed-its-10441922 Food porn king Marks & Spencer has seen off the discounters to be crowned Supermarket of the Year by consumer watchdog Which? The high street chain - behind a series of seductive ads featuring gooey desserts and snacks - beat off budget stores Aldi, Lidl and Iceland to win the title yesterday (Weds).

HTTPS://transcriptdaily.com/2017/05/16/morgan-stanley-reaffirms-overweight-rating-for-marks-and-spencer-group-plc-mks-updated-updated.html Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:MKS)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 24th. They currently have a GBX 460 ($5.94) price objective on the retailer’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 22.08% from the stock’s current price. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas increased their price objective on Marks and Spencer Group Plc from GBX 250 ($3.23) to GBX 315 ($4.07) and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 3rd. Barclays PLC began coverage on Marks and Spencer Group Plc in a research note on Friday, April 21st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a GBX 410 ($5.29) price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank AG reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 350 ($4.52) price objective on shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc in a research note on Wednesday, February 15th. HSBC Holdings plc reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc in a research note on Tuesday, February 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 375 ($4.84) price objective on shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc in a research note on Thursday, January 12th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 380.41 ($4.91).

Marks & Spencer Group PLC Directorate Change - Chairman 05/05/2017 7:01am UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Marks & Spencer (LSE:MKS) Intraday Stock Chart Today : Friday 5 May 2017 Click Here for more Marks & Spencer Charts. TIDMMKS RNS Number : 2918E Marks & Spencer Group PLC 05 May 2017 Issued: 5 May 2017 Marks and Spencer Group plc announces appointment of new Chairman Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announces the appointment of Archie Norman as Non-Executive Chairman with effect from 1 September 2017. He will succeed Robert Swannell who will retire from the Board on that date. Archie brings a breadth of experience with an extensive track record in retail and brands. He was instrumental in transforming a number of major British businesses including Kingfisher, Asda and Energis. Archie is an experienced Chairman and Board director having served as Chairman of ITV, Lazard London and Hobbycraft. In 2016 he was appointed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as its Lead Non-Executive Board Member. Robert Swannell, M&S Chairman, said: "I am delighted that Archie, with his deep, relevant experience is to be M&S's next Chairman. It has been a real privilege to have served as Chairman and to have worked with so many exceptional people who are so passionate about this great business. With the appointment of Steve Rowe in 2016, I am confident that we have an excellent team, well-equipped to grow and strengthen the business. I wish them all the very best for the future." Archie Norman said: "I am looking forward to taking on the role of the Chairmanship of Marks & Spencer as the business under Steve Rowe's leadership faces into the considerable challenges ahead in a rapidly changing retail landscape." Vindi Banga, Senior Independent Director, M&S, who led the selection process said: "Having conducted a very rigorous appointment process, it was clear to us that Archie was the best person to be Chairman. Archie is one of the most respected business leaders in the UK with extensive experience as both CEO and Chair, and a proven record in retail and other areas. We are delighted he has accepted. "I would also like to thank Robert on behalf of M&S for his great contribution and commitment to the company over the last seven years. He will be much missed and we wish him well for the future." Marks and Spencer Group plc makes this announcement in accordance with LR9.6.11R(1). -Ends-

https://www.drapersonline.com/news/debenhams-appoints-two-new-executive-directors/7020539.article

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3423551/sell-out-ms-face-cream-already-has-a-waiting-list-of-7500-and-it-costs-just-22/

Shorters must be pulling their hair out at the moment

http://fashion.hellomagazine.com/fashion-news/gallery/201704186370/twiggy-launches-new-collection-marks-and-spencers/1/ Twiggys new collection at M and S

Mmmmm, interesting. Well maybe the shorters have nothing to worry about Easter after all I must admit it does seem strange to do a Q4 update 7 weeks after it is known, I live and learn. :-)

It is not on their web site. However, it is 91 days after the Q3 update. Have a look at the previous years of RNS for MKS. I suppose they could put it out on Wednesday, which would be 90 days

HTTP://www.valuewalk.com/2017/04/marks-spencer-currently-topslist-shorted-european-speciality-retailers/ This is what it says, with my views afterwards "Significant short interest in Marks and Spencer rose from 0.8% in August 2016 to 7.37% on 3rd of April 2017, putting Marks and Spencer on MostShorted‘s radar.(*) Interestingly, there are no dominant short position holders. Instead, the overall short position in Marks and Spencer is rather evenly split among 10 position holders, with largest shorts being held by Marshall Wace (1.1%) and Lone Pine Capital (0.99%). In spite of these shorting activities not much effect has been seen on the stock price which remained relatively flat since year’s start".,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ********************************** The only reason I am posting this is to show how much danger the short positions might be in very shortly. There will be a trading update Q4 on Thursday and the price has gone down hardly at all since they took out their short positions. We know Xmas trading was good, there has been no profits warning since then and we have a new CEO who is changing M and S slowly by putting more than 200 food halls ( the back bone of M and S Profits) over the next 4 years and closing 70 loss making stores or converting them. Yes the curriences are not in the favour of M and S at the moment, and Easter trading will not be included in the Q4, ( which they have already mentioned saying it will not be the best quarter), but the shorters must be gambling on the hope of seriously less profits. I do not believe this will materialise in the Thursday update, hence they will be scrambling for the doors, and there is no trading on Friday, oooops. ( This allows the Easter papers to report about M and S, if this is slightly positive, then the shorts will be very unhappy indeed) I think they could be in trouble and lead to an even quicker share price rise for M and S. DYOR Good luck to all M and S ers