anything under 7 cheap cheap cheap. good div. just paid. chart looks sick

t
is your wife on the board?
thats the management i refer to. if not, i'm sure she does her very best but even that on a local level is much restricted by board level decisions and instructions from head office etc.
do they listen?
regards
jkd

JKDlistenthere were extra staffall the tills were opennow do you get it?.Cynic it costs serious money to store stockafter Xmas it would have been sold off at 50% discount anywayso I would say a clever move and one step ahead of their rivals IMHO.

I must also mention food sales was up and not discounted. [dine for two apart..which is virtually a loss leader]

t
yep
i get it.
so whats new?
regards
jkd

JKDpeople dont want a shopping experiencethey wont quality and cheap at Xmasgo to Harrods if you just want a shopping experienceI bet you dont get many of your Xmas presents turn up in that green bag.
You sound like a miserable old sod that moans about money being heavy!
Regards
tabasco

heavy?
Ali Baba,so it is said, is so rich, he doesnt count his wealth, he weighs it.
regards
jkd

I am afraid that one or even a few one day sales won't help M&S. In fact it is a sign of their desperaration that they are even doing these 'events'.

The root cause of their probelms lies in the culture within the company. The atmosphere at head office is one of submission. All initiative is crushed. Only the company message and policy is allowed. Dissent is discouraged.

Only a takeover will solve this. It is just a matter of time. It is a dinosaur waiting to die. It happened to Woolworth and it will happen to M&S.

Back in the summer, a few of us had a jolly because my friend's nephew, who works in IT, had given her one of those family discount vouchers that was only valid for 4 days. They filled their trolleys mostly with socks and kiddies' clothes, and I bought a pink strappy top jobbie for a fiver and some pink lacey thingies - and filled my trolley with loads of half price food - plus the 20% discount - for the freezer. Now that was worth it.

I also spent about 40 minutes queuing at customer services to return some linen trousers I'd bought for Mr G, cos they were too short (which is another sticking point with regard to their limited length range) and spent the time chatting to the girlie in front of me. She was returning 3 bags full of clothes which she'd bought for a family holiday, having just bought all the same stuff with the 20% discount. And when I looked at the queue, I guessed that's what most people were doing.

If I'd wanted to bother yesterday, I'd have looked online - where they're also offering 10x points incentives. But their online service is rubbish, I'll warrant even worse after yesterday's special day.

Gimme asos any time ;)

I agree with Haystack. M&S is now just a store for an older generation who won't shop anywhere else.

My generation and the generation below me have been given alternatives though which simply weren't there 30 or 40 years ago and we prefer the alternatives. Consequently as the older generation of M&S customers dies, so M&S will die with them.

Sometimes hilary the older people outlive their children. Its a lifestyle thing. What goes around etc.....

Bit old for ASOS aint you choccy ?

:-)

Abserlootly, Hil.
The only reason I might pop, although I haven't even done that since the summer, is because it's next to Tescos.

ah it's that very lickable choccy!
that cheered my afternoon along with WPP and MKS falling

Well you're lucky to have one next to a Tesco to be able to pop into, Chocopops. They haven't exactly capitalised on out of town retail park store locations, have they?

All of my local branches are in town centres.

Haystackthink you are going back to Sir Richard Greenbury daysAll initiative is crushed
which ones dont listenSir Stuart Rose ChairmanSir David Michels Deputy Chairman
Ian Dyson Group Finance and Operations DirectorSteven Sharp Executive Director, Marketing
Kate Bostock Executive Director, Clothingwhere have you heard about atmosphere at Head Officethey had minor differences with a previous bod member with an ego.you sure you havent read this in the Mail

Ha, gorgeous, according to Mr C I am ;)

This is what I'm mainly wearing today



Well, the bit above the knees from the waist down :)

Tabasco
I was doing consultancy at Baker Street and still have contacts there. The mid to senior managers are quite dispirited that very little has changed in the culture since Rose took over. It may be different in the stores, but they have very little confidence at head office.

Choc
The skirts is a bit too long for me. I remember the micro skirts just wide than a belt!!

when you're as old as choccy, micro minis are unbecoming!

Hilary M&S is now just a store for an older generation

Take That, number one male group and faces of Marks & Spencers Autograph menswear range have designed an exclusive range of limited edition ties for M&S which are on sale now perfectly timed for Christmas gifts.
I dont get that one Hilary?