FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Marks & Spencer / 15 October 2026
Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Thursday 15 October 2026
+4.5 positive
Coverage leaned positive, led by UBS raising its target price to 465p and strong interest in the Coco de Mer lingerie range and autumn and Christmas products. This was tempered by the store crash in Wallsend, cyber attack mentions and an Alton site closure.
What drove it
- UBS target price raise
- Coco de Mer collaboration
- Wallsend store crash
The 33 stories
- +10.0 UBS raises Marks & Spencer target price to 465p on online margin upside
UBS target raised to 465p on online margin upside - +10.0 UBS raises M&S target to 465p as online margin deep dive points to mid-term upside
UBS sees mid-term upside from online margins - +10.0 UBS Raises Marks and Spencer PT, Maintains Buy Rating
UBS raises target and keeps Buy rating - +8.3 Aviva and M&S shares tipped to go even higher
Shares tipped to rise further - −8.3 Harrods and M&S among retailers caught in wave of UK cyber attacks
Named among retailers hit by cyber attacks - +7.5 M&S x Coco de Mer is the luxury lingerie collaboration we didn't know we needed
Well-received luxury lingerie collaboration boosts brand appeal - −6.7 M&S announces closure of Alton site
Closure of Alton site announced - +6.7 Keys to new M&S Foodhall at Fox Valley handed over
New Foodhall at Fox Valley signals expansion - +6.7 M&S x Coco De Mer is bringing luxury lingerie to the high street
Luxury collaboration brings premium appeal to high street - +6.7 Retail India News: Marks and Spencer Opens New Store in Jaipur
New store opening in Jaipur - +5.8 'Top-tier' M&S Christmas meal deal returns TODAY - plus £5.50 party food
Popular Christmas meal deal returns - +5.8 I tested M&S's new Coco De Mer lingerie range that swaps sensible smalls for saucy - so will they set pulses racing?
Positive product review of new lingerie range - −5.8 Wallsend M&S update after two people seriously injured following store front incident
Serious injuries at M&S store front incident - +5.0 M&S’s oozy double chocolate cookie dough pot is ready in 45 seconds – and it's one of six new hot desserts
New dessert range receives positive coverage - +5.0 Shoppers race to buy M&S festive tableware from £5
Shoppers rushing to buy festive tableware - +5.0 Marks and Spencer's £25 thermal top in three colours rivals £138 Lululemon thermal
Favourable value comparison for M&S thermal top - +5.0 M&S shoppers snap up £22 trousers 'great for autumn-winter weather'
Shoppers snapping up trousers - −5.0 Silverlink M&S foodhall update after two injured in crash into Wallsend store
Two injured in crash into M&S store - −5.0 Everything we know on M&S Silverlink crash which sparked major emergency response
Crash at M&S store prompted major emergency response - +5.0 Marks & Spencer shoppers rush to get £23 cosy slippers in five colours
Popular slippers drawing shopper demand - +4.2 M&S launches brand new immunity drink – what its 4 key ingredients can and can't do for your immune system
New product launch, mildly positive coverage - +4.2 M&S's £30 funnel neck shirt is the chic autumn buy that makes jeans look instantly polished
Positive product recommendation - +4.2 A Chocolate Brown Cardigan Is The Ideal Everyday Layer And M&S’s New £34 Argyle Style Is Endlessly Versatile
Positive fashion product coverage - +4.2 The parka gets a chic fur cuff makeover - and M&S’s £85 version has an adjustable waist to flatter every shape
Positive product feature - +4.2 M&S's £40 black jersey midi dress proves the simplest outfits are often the chicest
Positive product recommendation - +4.2 M&S introduces new ‘packaging system’ by Mother Design
New packaging system introduced - +4.2 M&S' £30 Argyle jumper nails autumn's most polished knitwear trend – it's cosy but chic and perfect with jeans
Positive knitwear coverage - +3.3 Sell-out Marks & Spencer Christmas item returns with £3 price hike
Popular Christmas item returns, though price rise - +3.3 Princess of Wales’ burgundy roll neck is an autumn staple – & this £26 M&S jumper is a double
Positive product feature - +3.3 Marks and Spencer's €36 mini is fab for desk to drinks
Favourable product mention - +3.3 After crotchless thongs shock, M&S reveals 'boldest lingerie yet' in racy tie-up
Bold lingerie tie-up, with reference to earlier controversy - −2.5 The 59p supermarket soup voted better tasting than Heinz and M&S
M&S soup beaten in taste test by cheaper rival - +2.5 M&S £30 haircare bundle contains bestsellers from Color Wow and a FREE voucher
Promotional bundle, mildly positive
Marks & Spencer: every day · Retail on 15 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day