The Latest Breaking News from Stuart Machin

In January 2008, Jeremy Paxman wrote an angry letter to then Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose about the state of his pants. They were letting him down. The Newsnight presenter said: “I’ve noticed that something very troubling has happened. There’s no other way to put this. The pants…

The retail giant has clocked up 12 consecutive quarters of sales growth but it must remember mistakes of the past

Maersk boss says it could take months before trade route is safe to traverse

Marks & Spencer has cemented its status as a “Christmas winner", with the High Street stalwart reporting higher sales and bumper demand for festive food and party clothes.

US inflation rose faster than expected in December, dampening early rate cut hopes, as Kiel Trade Indicator shows collapse in cargo volumes in the Red Sea

Senior leaders need to get out of the boardroom and onto the checkouts, says M&S boss Stuart Machin – or risk failing their appraisals. Could top-level staff mucking in be the key to success, asks Katie Rosseinsky

City Comment: City analysts missed the spark in the early Machin era

Like for like food sales at M&S rose 11.7% in the first half

Plans to knock down, and rebuild, Oxford Street store were opposed by historic building campaigners