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M&S started life in 1884, when the immigrant Michael Marks came to the north of England and managed to secure a stall at Kirkgate Market in Leeds. Having arrived with little money and limited English, he built his success using the slogan “Don’t ask the price, it’s a ’Penny”.
Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as "Marks and Sparks", or "M&S", made its reputation until the 1990s with a policy of selling 99% British-made goods. It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes under the " St Michael " brand, after Michael Marks, which was introduced in 1928, and extended to food ...
1884. Jewish immigrant Michael Marks arrived in England from Belarus (then Russian Poland) and began working as a pedlar, after he received a loan from Isaac Dewhirst to help with initial start up costs. View all our timelines.
Sep 28, 2015 · Marks & Spencer built a business selling goods that were exclusively from British suppliers. The brand, "St Michael", was named in honour of its founder, Michael Marks. However,...
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On 28 September 1894 an immigrant pedlar from Poland and a Yorkshireman with a head for figures teamed up to create the first Penny Bazaar in Britain - and one of the most famous business partnerships in the world. Today fourteen million people shop at Marks & Spencer every week.
United Kingdom. Telephone: (0171) 935-4422. Fax: (0171) 487-2679. http://www.marks-and-spencer.co.uk. Statistics: Public Company. Incorporated: 1894. Employees: 68,208. Sales: £7.84 billion (US $12.84 billion) (1997) Stock Exchanges: London. Ticker Symbol: MASPY.
The Registered Office of Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer Group plc, Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1NW. Telephone: 020 7935 4422. Registered number: 4256886.
