Tag: Marks & Spencer

New Research Reveals Parents Are Key To Young Peoples’ Mental Health But Many Feel Unprepared

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of Hello Yellow Day on 10th October, new research commissioned by M&S and YoungMinds, the leading mental health charity for young people, reveals a concerning gap between young people’s needs and parents’ confidence in supporting them. 38% of young people say they feel most comfortable turning to a parent or carer when struggling with their mental health. Yet, 35% of parents say that the worry they’ll make things worse by talking about it makes it difficult to have the conversation, and 30% have avoided conversations altogether because they’re unsure…

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M&S Launches Resale On eBay To Give Clothes Another Life

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer have announced the launch of its first dedicated resale service for clothing, footwear and accessories on eBay — the destination for branded, pre-loved fashion. The partnership makes it easy for customers to trade in M&S items they no longer wear and offers a one-stop destination to shop favourite styles through the official M&S x eBay store. Pairing eBay’s reach across millions of fashion-conscious shoppers with Reskinned’s expertise in garment repair, resale and recycling, the new online service extends the lifecycle of M&S garments and reduces textile waste…

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M&S Funding New Industry-First Innovation Projects

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer, the UK’s most trusted brand, has announced new pioneering projects to support its journey to net zero by 2040.   With targets now revalidated by the SBTi, M&S has a clear glidepath to becoming net zero across the entire supply chain by 2040. The biggest challenge in achieving these targets – a full ten years earlier that the Governments UK-wide strategy – is in the supply chain, where 95% of emissions sit. To meet these targets, M&S created the Plan A Accelerator Fund to find innovative lower…

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M&S Food Launches First Alternative Tray For Ready Meals

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced a trial of a paper fibre alternative ready meal tray, on its fan-favourite Fiery Chicken Tikka Masala. The first-to-market tray is still as convenient as ever, suitable to be cooked in both the microwave and the oven. Made of renewable paper fibre, the FSC-certified tray is available in stores and on Ocado from today. It is easily recycled at home as paper, with no need to remove the thin plastic lining.   The retailer is trialling a limited run of the new paper fibre tray…

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M&S Removes Over 5 Million Units Of Plastic From Its Men’s Essentials Range

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it has moved to paper packaging across its men’s essentials range, removing almost 5.5 million units of plastic from its Clothing & Home business over the next 12 months. All of M&S’ men’s socks, as well as men’s woven pyjama sets, and almost 40% of men’s underwear lines are now available in FSC-approved paper packaging with paper hooks, which can be easily recycled at home. With 1 in 5 men in the UK purchasing their underwear and nightwear from M&S, the retailer is focused on…

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