Marks & Spencer (Department Stores)

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FEBRUARY 2001 Marks & Spencer can be seen on every High Street and in every shopping centre. I used to be a frequent customer but not anymore. I can remember my parents buying me clothes from Marks & Spencer from the early 1970s. Although of good quality I was too young to appreciate the clothes. All I wanted to do was to wear the silly T-shirts, which my school colleagues wore. My parents always said that, as the son of a doctor, I should look smart at all times. That meant wearing M & S clothes. Luckily the store only caters for people of near perfect figures. So ... more

An overveiw: Marks and spencers came into existance when Michael Marks and Tom Spencer formed a partnership in 1894,Michael Marks having already set up a market stall in Leeds. It is now a massive highstreet store,with stores in 30 countries world-wide and has an extensive internet store...with their total turnover being in excess of 8 billion pounds per year. M&S (the abbreviated name) sells clothing,homeware,financial services and foods although foods are not available on the internet.They also have gifts and flowers. Although their buisness covers a large area I wish to comment on their U.K ... more

Marks and Spencer appears to have been a much maligned, and unpopular store over the past couple of years, but despite the fact that it’s not ‘cool’ to shop there, I am still a loyal customer, and this opinion aims to explain just why I think it’s worth a visit. I won’t mention the foods here, since I’ve done a separate opinion on the food hall, instead, I will focus largely on womenswear – since that’s obviously the section most appropriate to me, and try to dispel the common myths about M&S. Firstly then, I will run through some of the views ... more

Marks and Spencer’s or Marks N’ Sparks as we fondly call it has been a long running success, well almost, it has been gracing our towns and cities since the 1920’s, quite an accomplishment in this day and age. It has however always had problems in finding its niche in society and has often been labelled with the upper class shopper image, and has tried hard to shake this with little avail I feel. So what’s in Marks and Spencer…? Clothing is usually the first array that will meet your eyes on entering, hmmm a lot of what I would call “granny” gear here ... more

WANRING - The first part of this op deals with bra fittings, before going on to the store as a whole. If you're male, this prob won't interest you, but ladies, read on! It shows the importance of getting your boobs measured by a professional! As a child, I was bought up in Marks and Spencer’s little girls dresses and school uniform. I bought my first bra there, and worked there a couple of years ago. You could say I’m quite a big fan I guess. So today I decided that at the ripe old age of 19, it was about goddamn time I had a proper, professional bra fitting, and stop guessing my ... more