Tag: M&S
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Trust M&S to be ‘Positively Dissatisfied!’
in assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, food & drink, home, ladies fashion, multi-category, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store operationsI remember this story from the halcyon days of M&S. That when customers bought food from M&S and it didn’t taste amazing, they immediately thought their cooker was not working properly and called an engineer. Of course this may well be folklore. However it does illustrate the level of trust that M&S commanded, and it…
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Nobody’s Child: Everyone’s favourite sustainable partner
in customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, footwear, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, Pinterest Gallery, product suppliers, recycling, retail, retail strategy, social savvy, supply-chains, sustainability, telling product storiesThe lessons for us all: “Modern retail is too complex for a single business. Collaboration is essential for success. Collaboration through the complete supply chain from growers to retail partners. To be sustainable there is no alternative!” Nobody’s Child is a responsible brand on a mission to bring beautiful fashion to every woman, everywhere without…
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Nobody’s Child: Everyone’s favourite sustainable partner – Pinterest gallery
in customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, Pinterest Gallery, product suppliers, recycling, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail strategy, social savvy, supply-chains, sustainability, telling product storiesNobody’s Child is a responsible brand on a mission to bring beautiful fashion to every woman, everywhere without costing the Earth. They are passionate about lower impact fabrics. As the say ‘They have spent the last eight years running away from materialism!’ they believe strongly in the power of collaboration, working with NGOs and industry…
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“Take the Easy Money” – M&S Bakery Heaven in a Block!!
Wandering around a Marks & Spencer food court in the weeks before Easter is still a very pleasurable experience if you enjoy comfort eating at this inclement time in an inclement year. M&S has had its fare share of criticism over recent years, quite rightly in many cases, however it still remains one of the…
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A Place for Heroes: M&S Positioning for Fashion
Choice can often be the enemy of retail, … particularly in this omni-channel, customer driven landscape, where endless assortment is often the commercial weakness of collections and the bain of time-starved customer. A return to selling must have heroes, and stars, and best sellers and favourites, essentials and most desirables, where the retailer leads the…
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