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Marks & Spencer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Marks and Spencer, M&S, Marks & Sparks, Marks & Spencer plc, Marks And Spencer P.l.c.
British retailer
Key facts
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Traded as
- LSE : MKS , FTSE 100 Component
- Isin
- US57069PAD42
- Industry
- Retail
- Founded
- 1884 ; 142 years ago ( 1884 ) , Leeds , West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Founders
- Michael Marks Thomas Spencer
- Headquarters
- London
- Number of locations
- 1,463 (2019)
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Archie Norman ( Chairman ) Stuart Machin ( Chief Executive )
- Brands
- Autograph Blue Harbour Boutique Goodmove Jaeger M&S Bank M&S Collection M&S Food Per Una Rosie
- Revenue
- £ 17,273.6 million (2026)
- Operating income
- £ 536.7 million (2026)
- Net income
- £ 236.2 million (2026)
- Number of employees
- 63,000 (2026)
- Parent
- Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C. (2016–present)
- Website
- marksandspencer .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1884
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- M&S
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.421130.5 · ISNI 0000 0001 2193 7036
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Part of
- FTSE 100 Index
- Named after
- Thomas Spencer
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded by
- Thomas Spencer
- Headquarters
- London
- Industry
- retail
- Employees
- 85813
- Stock exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Official website
- www.marksandspencer.in
- Image
- Marks & Spencer, Briggate, Leeds (4th May 2010).jpg
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- Commons category
- Marks & Spencer
- inception
- 1884-05-00
- location of formation
- Leeds
- product or material produced
- clothing
- social media followers
- 103000
- official jobs URL
- jobs.marksandspencer.com
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- P12749
- Zagórzyca
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Marks and Spencer plc (abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. Through its television advertising it asserts the exclusive nature and luxury of its food and beverages. It also offers an online food delivery service through a joint venture with Ocado. In 1980, M&S became the first British supermarket chain to sell packaged sandwiches.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marks & Spencer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.