press release Issued: 22nd May 2012 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC FULL YEAR RESULTS 2011/12 - 52 WEEKS ENDED 31 MARCH 2012 Marks & Spencer performed well in a challenging economic environment and made good progress in delivering our strategy Final results: • • • • • • • • • Group sales up 2.0% at £9.9bn Total UK sales +1.5%: Food +3.9%; General Merchandise -0.9% (Clothing +0.2%‚ Home -10.0%) Like-for-like UK sales +0.3%: Food +2.1%; General Merchandise -1.8% International sales +5.8% Multi-channel
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Spencer Owens & Co. How well has Spencer Owens done in its diversity efforts? How well are they doing now? As of 1995‚ Spencer Owens was considered as having one of the most diverse staff in their industry of foreign and economic development. Not only was 50% of staff women‚ but also 30% of the firm were people of color. The leaders of the corporation committed themselves to hiring and promoting a diverse staff. From an outside point of view‚ Spencer Owens seemed to be pioneers of embracing
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References: www.corporate.marksandspencer.com 2013 Marks and Spencer plc. http://academic.mintel.com/sinatra/oxygen_academic/image/id=657910&seq=21&maxHeight=596&maxWidth=1280&1385638146311 Marks & Spencer stocks a range of regional produce across the British Isles‚ examples of which include Oakham chicken from East Anglia‚ Aberdeen Angus beef‚ Muir Den pork that is bred outdoors in
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differences. Furthermore‚ the firm required that everyone attend sensitivity trainings. Networking groups existed to ensure the development and advancement of women and people of color and they also leveraged their perspective on work produced by the firm. Spencer Owens & Co also has just hired its first female executive director – Agnes Richards‚ a white woman in mid 50s. However‚ there were growing tensions around race relations. Charges of racism were quick against whites in the company. There was a high
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and value by providing: Good conditions of employment: M&S has totally understood that it was its people who bring to the company its success. So M&s is very attentive to its employees and try to bring the best conditions of employment as possible. Thus‚ the company provides several benefits that cover many stages of people’s lives: maternity/adoption leave Pension Taking time out to study Help to start a career “Some of the ways in which Marks & Spencer can support you in making the
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Spencer Yee Period 1 8/31/11 The People Without Sympathy Throughout history‚ people have assembled mixed attitudes towards the Puritan community. However‚ after analyzing a passage from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ I have realized Hawthorne’s attitude towards the Puritans. The author cleverly portrayed his perspective through his syntax‚ diction‚ and imagery. Based on the authors writing style‚ I have concluded that Hawthorne finds the Puritans “severe”‚ “grim”
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Sport is identified as a physical activity carried out by human beings usually executed by following a set of rules and principles to ensure fair competition among the candidates. Playing sports and indulging in physical activities aids in confirming various health benefits including comfortable respiration‚ muscular development‚ bone strength‚ advanced life expectancy‚ and coronary fitness. Playing sports helps in safeguarding the body and prevents it from contracting various types of diseases like
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Jessica Spencer Professor Janet A. Call English 112 –NB 15 June 2013 Singles‚ Couples‚ and Family Dining: From a Distance Every job I have had has been in a restaurant. Yet I have never have taken the time to look at the customers. I have experienced and learned an unbelievable amount of information about other people than I could ever imagine during this observation. There are two different types of went to. The first is a breakfast place called IHOP (International House of Pancakes). At
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necessarily what is the cheapest‚ but what is the best value for money. Primark‚ with its fast fashion focus‚ has effectively revolutionised the style of discount clothing. Sometimes its T-shirts may only last two washes‚ but the customers will look good wearing them. This type of innovation was the hallmark of M&S clothing in its heyday of the 1980s and 1990s – it made seemingly aspirational clothing available to every family in Britain. The second lesson is that stores must inspire customers
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The Benefits and Advantages of Ebooks by Remez Sasson An ebook is a book in electronic format. It is downloaded to a computer‚ PC‚ Mac‚ laptop‚ PDA or any other kind of computer‚ and is read on the screen. It can have numbered pages‚ table of contents‚ pictures and graphics‚ exactly like a printed book. Ebooks present many benefits and advantages‚ and this article shows some of them. |- Social conditions affect the way innovations are developed in societies. According to Harper and Leicht (2007)
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