FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Marks & Spencer / 20 October 2026
Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Tuesday 20 October 2026
+3.7 positive
Coverage was mostly favourable, with shares hitting a one-year high, a new flagship store, a Klarna partnership and plenty of positive product and Christmas range stories. Delayed store openings in Sheffield and elsewhere and a rival's cheaper Christmas snack held the score back.
What drove it
- 52-week share high
- store openings and delays
- Christmas ranges
The 27 stories
- +10.0 Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) Hits New 1-Year High - What's Next?
Shares hit new one-year high - +7.5 M&S to open new flagship store in £3.2m revamp of Clarks Village outlet centre
New flagship store and investment in revamp - −6.7 M&S delays opening of Sheffield Foodhall until New Year
Sheffield Foodhall opening delayed until New Year - −5.8 Heartbreak as Marks & Spencer WON’T open 22,742 sq ft store before Christmas with shoppers fearing they’ll ‘miss out’
Store opening will miss Christmas, disappointing shoppers - +5.8 M&S partners with Klarna for online fashion, home and beauty
New Klarna payment partnership - +5.8 M&S Kilmarnock food store recommended for approval with key £100k town centre condition
New Kilmarnock food store recommended for approval - +5.0 Meghan Markle just styled her "stove-crop" jeans with a sleek M&S blazer: shop her exact style
Meghan Markle wears M&S blazer - +4.2 Marks and Spencer's £18 sparkly jumper looks 'beautiful' with jeans or a skirt
Positive coverage of M&S own-brand jumper - +4.2 Cat Deeley's silky M&S skirt on This Morning is the colour of the season – it looks so polished and expensive
M&S skirt praised after TV appearance - +4.2 The M&S Wax Melt Advent Calendar is back – the ultimate £35 cosy countdown to Christmas
Popular advent calendar returns - +4.2 Cape collar jackets are seriously chic; M&S’ faux leather waist-cinch design is the most flattering we’ve seen
Praise for M&S jacket - +4.2 Pointed-Toe Boots Are Autumn's Most Polished Shoe Trend And M&S Has A Chic Real Leather Pair For Just £46
Praise for M&S boots - +4.2 Marks and Spencer's £18 sparkly 'jeans and a nice top' staple is perfect for Christmas parties
Positive coverage of M&S party wear - +4.2 M&S' new £34 leopard print midi skirt looks so polished and expensive – you'll wear it on repeat all season
Praise for M&S skirt - +4.2 M&S has turned its iconic Christmas scents into an advent calendar – the perfect cosy countdown for £35
Christmas scent advent calendar launch - +4.2 Marks & Spencer’s £75 beauty advent calendar lands with £450 of luxury products inside
Beauty advent calendar launch - +4.2 M&S Christmas sandwiches are back: Pigs in blankets, brie-filled favourite and more
Christmas food range launch - +4.2 M&S limited-edition fan favourite ‘looks delicious’, say shoppers
Shoppers like limited-edition product - +3.3 Christmas jobs up for grabs at Marks & Spencer stores in Trafford
Seasonal hiring at M&S stores - +3.3 M&S creates more than 300 seasonal jobs across Cheshire at £13.41 an hour
Seasonal jobs created across Cheshire - +3.3 Tuscan Tree Non-Alcoholic Aperitivo Launches at M&S UK
New product range launching at M&S - +3.3 M&S's quilted car coat is the stylish layer you'll want as temperatures drop
Positive coverage of M&S coat - +3.3 BBC star reveals why he travels to Warrington to shop at M&S
BBC star praises shopping at M&S - +3.3 The striped shirt gets a ruffled cuff makeover - and M&S's £34 style is so versatile
Positive coverage of M&S shirt - −2.5 Supermarket giant takes on M&S with 300g Christmas munch mix – and it’s less than half the price
Rival supermarket undercuts M&S product on price - −1.7 Apple and M&S appeal over assault at Bluewater Shopping Centre
Assault appeal involving M&S store, minor - +0.8 Hire more young people or face higher taxes, ex-M&S chief warns bosses
Ex-M&S chief commenting; company only tangentially involved
Marks & Spencer: every day · Retail on 20 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day