FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Marks & Spencer / 2 October 2026
Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Friday 2 October 2026
+4.0 positive
Coverage was mostly favourable, led by praise for the Sephora deal, plans for a new Workington food hall and plenty of positive fashion coverage. Small negatives were Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ending her lingerie partnership and Waitrose hiring an M&S executive.
What drove it
- Sephora deal
- fashion product coverage
- new stores
The 30 stories
- +8.3 ‘M&S’s deal with Sephora looks like a boss move in a valuable market’
Sephora deal described as a boss move - +7.5 Plans revealed for new multi-million-pound Workington M&S food hall
Multi-million-pound new food hall plans show investment - −5.0 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ENDS her lingerie link-up with M&S after 14 years leaving fans gutted
Long-standing lingerie ambassador ends partnership after 14 years - +5.0 M&S shoppers say this £110 wax jacket is just as good as Barbour's £299 classic
Shoppers rate M&S jacket as good as Barbour - +5.0 Why I’m Buying My Bags From M&S This Season
Vogue endorses M&S bags - +5.0 Marks and Spencer's 'fabulous' £40 autumn skirt looks like it could be Vivienne Westwood
Praised skirt resembling designer style - +5.0 M&S, New Look, Sainsbury’s, and Oxfam Unite to Close the Loop on Clothing Waste
M&S joins clothing waste recycling collaboration - +4.7 M&S's 'slinky draped maxi' is autumn's most polished dress – it's flattering, versatile and looks so luxe
Glowing fashion review of M&S dress - +4.2 M&S’s £40 zebra print kitten heel mules are the easy way to refresh autumn outfits
Favourable fashion coverage of M&S mules - +4.2 Claudia Winkleman's chocolate brown bomber on Celebrity Traitors is autumn's hero style – shop from £50 at M&S
Celebrity-style fashion promotion of M&S coat - +4.2 Rachel Stevens solves the barrel leg denim trend for women over 40 with her £30 M&S jeans
Celebrity wearing M&S jeans, positive - +3.3 M&S' comfy stretch jeans are a fashionable and flattering take on the timeless bootcut style
Positive product review of M&S jeans - −3.3 Waitrose raids M&S for new head of BWS and soft drinks
Waitrose poaches M&S executive - +3.3 Award-winning Goram IPA Zero hits M&S shelves nationwide
New nationwide product listing at M&S - +3.3 Urmi Group wins Plan A Sustainability Award at M&S summit
M&S Plan A sustainability summit and award - +3.3 The Princess of Wales proves the burgundy bag is replacing black for autumn – get the look at M&S
Fashion piece pointing shoppers to M&S bag - +3.3 'Ideal for winter layering' - M&S drop new €36 corduroy dress perfect for autumn
Positive product coverage of corduroy dress - +2.5 M&S shoppers can now get a £10 food bag for just £3.80 in hundreds of stores
Too Good To Go bags expanding to hundreds of stores - +2.5 Shoppers go wild as high street giant M&S open new clearance store in the North East
New clearance store in North East draws shoppers - +2.5 M&S opens rare 'clearance' store where shoppers can score 50% off discounts
New clearance store attracts shoppers - +2.5 Tesco follows M&S with a Finest Just X ingredients meat range
Tesco copying M&S range shows M&S leading - +2.5 M&S launch mince pies for people who hate mince pies in wacky Christmas collection
New Christmas range launch - +2.5 Claudia Winkleman knows a great coat when she sees one - these styles are still available to shop
Celebrity coat styles still available at M&S - −2.5 Dad fined £170 after breaking strict rule on M&S visit as parking firm responds
Parking fine at M&S visit, minor negative - +1.7 Stone M&S colleague marks more than 25 years with retailer
Long-serving colleague story, mildly positive - +1.7 I got my hands on a £3.80 M&S Too Good To Go bag in Aberdeen — was it worth it?
Review of Too Good To Go bag - +1.7 Dusk's new-in lighting solution looks just like luxury £99 Marks and Spencer version but costs less
M&S product used as benchmark for cheaper rival - +1.7 The Traitors is on at 8pm: 3 M&S scratch meals ready in 20 minutes or less, you can make tonight
M&S meals promoted, minor - +0.8 Letter: M&S and Sephora: both sides have much to lose
Letter on M&S and Sephora deal, mixed risks - +0.5 M&S snack divides shoppers with some calling it ‘heavenly’ and others a ‘war crime’
Snack divides shoppers, light product chatter
Marks & Spencer: every day · Retail on 2 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day