M&S has unveiled a trial premium tier of its Sparks loyalty programme. The Sparks Plus scheme will see shoppers pay an upfront fee of £120 per year in exchange for benefits said to be worth in excess of £200, including a monthly £10 voucher, unlimited next-day delivery and a free monthly hot drink from M&S cafes. Members will also receive a ‘special gift’, invites to in-store events, double chari...

M&S have announced that they are to open 20 new ‘bigger and better’ stores by April 2024. This follows strong Christmas results that were reported last week . Eight of the new stores will be full-line stores selling M&S clothing home and food ranges with the remaining 12 taking the M&S Foodhall format. Five of the eight full-line sites will be relocations of existing stores, with M&S takin...

Last week M&S launched Magic Coffee™. Bringing the famous Australian coffee to the UK for the first time, M&S is hoping to launch the next biggest trend to hit the UK coffee market since the Flat White.   What is Magic Coffee™? Magic Coffee™ originated in Melbourne, Australia, and gets its name from possessing an apparent ‘magic’ coffee-to-milk ratio. Magic Coffee™ uses ristretto rather ...