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‘House Beautiful’ magazine celebrated the best in homes and interiors at its annual awards ceremony, held at IET London: Savoy Place last Thursday (November 16). The event was hosted by celebrity gardener and broadcaster David Domoney, who revealed the names of the following House Beautiful Awards 2017 winners: Home retailer …

Children’s book character Paddington bear is the star of Marks & Spencer’s Christmas campaign for 2017. The advert, entitled ‘Paddington and the Christmas Visitor,’ made its debut on TV and social media last Tuesday (November 7). It is a festive, family focused tale that tells the story of how Paddington …

Marks and Spencer has confirmed that Jill McDonald took up the new position of managing director, clothing, home & beauty last Monday (October 2). The former chief executive officer of Halfords will have overall profit and loss accountability for all aspects of the M&S non-food business, from design and sourcing …

John Lewis Partnership, has appointed Laura Wade-Gery as a non-executive director to its board. John Lewis Partnership is the parent company of department store group John Lewis and supermarket chain Waitrose. Laura previously worked for Marks & Spencer as multi channel executive director for five years until September 2016. Before …

  Marks & Spencer (M&S) announced yesterday (Wednesday August 2) a trial of fresh sushi counters in partnership with sushi specialist Wasabi. The retailer said the aim of the initiative is to bring customers ‘expertly prepared fresh products, while improving the in-store experience with a touch of theatre’. The counters, …

Consumer watchdog Which? has revealed the winners of the 2017 Which? Awards. At a ceremony held in London on May 17, which was jointly hosted by Which? chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith and TV presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, Which? celebrated businesses across a range of sectors from retailers and home appliances to …

Marks & Spencer has returned to the nation’s TV screens for the launch of a new brand campaign. The high street chain described its ‘Spend it Well’ push is ‘a call to action – designed to inspire and enable people to make every moment special by focusing on the quality …

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced the appointment of Jill McDonald, currently chief executive officer of Halfords, as managing director for clothing, home & beauty. Jill’s role will have overall profit and loss accountability for all aspects of the M&S non-food business, from design and sourcing through to supply chain …

John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and AO.com dominated proceedings at GlobalData’s 2017 Customer Satisfaction Awards, held on April 27 at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London. Maureen Hinton, global research director at GlobalData Retail, said: “The top three winners prove that consumers respond well to retailers that make customers the …