FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Marks & Spencer / 13 October 2026
Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
+5.0 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, focused on Christmas recruitment drives, the Coco de Mer collaboration, favourable product write-ups and commentary calling the shares undervalued. Minor negatives were a store closure in Alton and a customer fine dispute.
What drove it
- Christmas recruitment
- Coco de Mer collaboration
- turnaround valuation
The 28 stories
- +8.3 M&S X Coco De Mer Is The High-Street Lingerie Collab You’ve Been Waiting For
Vogue praises lingerie collaboration - +6.7 Marks And Spencer Group (LSE:MKS) Could Be 10% Undervalued On Its Turnaround Narrative
Valuation commentary suggests undervalued on turnaround - +6.7 Marks & Spencer plans 11,000 hires and Morningstar values Marks & Spencer stock at GBp 417 - ad-hoc-news.de
Hiring plans and analyst valuation above share price context - +6.7 Coco de Mer Marks 25 Years With M&S
Collaboration anniversary and new range with M&S - +6.7 The Interview: Lucy Litwack, CEO of Coco de Mer, on the brand's new collaboration with M&S
Interview on new collaboration with M&S - +6.3 Marks And Spencer Group (LSE:MKS) Stock Looks Cheap On Cash Flow
Stock described as cheap on cash flow - +5.8 These £8 M&S perfumes rival Chanel, Jo Malone and more
Favourable coverage of M&S perfume range against luxury brands - +5.8 UNiDAYS partners with Marks and Spencer to launch new student offer across fashion, home, and beauty
New student offer partnership attracts younger customers - +5.8 Work starts on new M&S in Colne
New store being built in Colne - +5.8 M&S opens 1,000 new jobs across Scotland as part of huge recruitment drive
1,000 new jobs in Scotland recruitment drive - +5.8 M&S's 'timeless' jacket for autumn is 'selling fast'
Jacket reported as selling fast - +5.0 Is Marks And Spencer Group (LSE:MKS) Undervalued On Cash Flow?
Cash flow valuation suggests undervaluation - +5.0 'All willpower GONE': M&S turned our favourite Italian dessert into a decadent brownie and it's sensational
Glowing review of M&S dessert product - +5.0 M&S to recruit more than 450 colleagues across Northern Ireland this Christmas
Christmas recruitment in Northern Ireland - +5.0 Riding Boots Are Trending For Autumn And M&S’s £60 Knee-High Pair Are Both Timeless And Comfortable
Favourable fashion product coverage - +5.0 'Girl math' proves £75 M&S beauty advent calendar is 'basically free'
Positive value coverage of beauty advent calendar - +5.0 Marks and Spencer's 'perfect' £40 jacket is 'warm but showerproof' for autumn
Positive product coverage of M&S jacket - +5.0 The 'ski pant legging' is back as autumn's most polished basic – M&S' £40 pair look so sleek and luxe
Favourable fashion product coverage - +5.0 M&S shoppers snap up 'warm and stylish' bomber jacket available in two colours
Shoppers buying jacket, positive product coverage - +5.0 'Gorgeous' £18 Marks and Spencer jumper is 'incredibly cosy and washes well'
Positive jumper review - −4.2 New twist in saga of Stockport dad fined when he went to shop at M&S
Customer fine dispute at M&S store, reputational negative - +4.2 Hundreds of seasonal jobs available at M&S stores across Glasgow and Renfrewshire
Seasonal jobs across Glasgow stores - +4.2 Almost 90 M&S festive jobs available at 'hotspot' Edinburgh and Lothian stores
Festive jobs available in Edinburgh stores - +3.3 Countdown to Christmas 2026… the M&S Beauty Advent Calendar is here
Seasonal product launch, mildly positive - −3.3 M&S confirms Alton Simply Food store to close in January
Store closure confirmed - +2.5 Full list of retailers launching Christmas recruitment drives from M&S to Boots - how to apply
M&S one of many retailers in recruitment list - +1.7 I ate rich tea biscuits from Aldi, Lidl, M&S and more — 85p pack better than McVitie's
Product taste test, M&S not winner - +1.3 I tried rich tea biscuits from Aldi, M&S and more — winner £1 less than McVitie's
Product taste test, M&S not winner
Marks & Spencer: every day · Retail on 13 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day