Tag: Marks & Spencer

M&S Launches 1,000 Training Places for Young People Across Stores – With no Degree Required

Stuart Mitchell

M&S has announced Not Just Any Career, a new initiative that will create 1,000 training places for young people across the UK and Ireland. Designed to open opportunities for people at the start of their careers, the programme will focus on leadership skills, hands-on experience, and clear pathways into a retail career for life. Applicants will not need a degree to take part. Both M&S colleagues and external candidates can apply, from school leavers upwards, specifically aimed at 18–24-year-olds. The programme responds to the growing youth unemployment challenge by giving…

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M&S introduces WalkSafe Pro to support colleague safety on the move

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is introducing WalkSafe Pro, the UK’s leading personal safety app, designed to help colleagues feel safer when travelling alone or commuting at night, reinforcing its commitment to colleague wellbeing.  Powered by location-based insights from police, local authorities and community partners, WalkSafe Pro helps colleagues make more informed journey decisions by providing information based on both police data and precautionary insights from other app users.  Colleagues can share their live journey with trusted contacts, while SOS alerts connect directly to Mitie’s 24/7 control centre, enabling real-time monitoring, assessment and a…

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M&S Announces 2026 Big Fun-Raiser for Mental Health Charity YoungMinds

Stuart Mitchell

M&S today announces the return of its Big Fun-raiser for YoungMinds. The event brings colleagues and customers together across the UK to raise vital funds and awareness for young people’s mental health.  Running from 4-13 June 2026, the Big Fun-raiser will see colleagues across M&S stores and support centres take part in a nationwide programme of fundraising activity.  At the heart of this year’s Big Fun-raiser is a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge, where a team of 18 M&S colleagues will cycle the length of the UK over…

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M&S to Expand Low-Emission Heavy Goods Vehicle Fleet – Taking Delivery of New Bio-CNG Trucks Throughout 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer have announced plans to further reduce transport emissions by further deploying biomethane-powered trucks. These will have up to 85% lower CO2 emissions than traditional diesel engine vehicles, serving both M&S Food and M&S Fashion, Home & Beauty logistics operations. Today M&S have over 210 bio-CNG trucks in operation, including c.150 Scania 4×2 and 26 Scania 6×2 trucks, with plans to further expand this over the next year. This expansion would increase the size of M&S’ lower-emission fleet to include over 300 bio-CNG vehicles by the end of…

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M&S Partners With Yeyasso Cooperative And Fairtrade To Support Cocoa Farmers In Cote D’lvoire

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is partnering with Yeyasso cooperative through a long-term initiative which will support fairer incomes for cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire, one of its main cocoa sourcing regions in West Africa. The initiative has been developed in partnership with Fairtrade, building on M&S’s commitment to ethically sourced cocoa.   M&S Choc Marks bars are already made with Faitrade cocoa, but this new commitment will go further by providing long-term ‘Fairtrade Premium’ support for Yeyasso. The Fairtrade Premium is an additional payment that goes direct to farmers, who direct the funding…

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