Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Wednesday 21 October 2026

The 22 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

• +6.7 Take a sneak peek inside the brand-new M&S Foodhall opening tomorrow in Northampton Northampton Chronicle and Echo
  New Foodhall opening in Northampton shows expansion
• +6.7 Almost 100 jobs to be created as M&S and Next plan new stores for Caerphilly Wales Online
  New Caerphilly store plans create jobs, show expansion
• +5.8 Retailers: Amazon, Tesco, John Lewis, M&S top new UK Trusted Brands Index The National Law Review
  Ranks among top UK Trusted Brands, though in a list
• +5.8 How M&S worker mum, 56, became unlikely TikTok star with army of devoted fans & selling power of Kylie Jenner The Sun
  Staff member's TikTok fame shows positive brand engagement
• +5.3 M&S offers new Sparks rewards to help consumers save on Christmas Shop Retail Gazette
  New Sparks rewards to boost Christmas spending
• +5.0 How you can earn £15 as M&S gives Sparks customers a head start on Christmas Halifax Courier
  Sparks reward offer to drive Christmas shopping
• +5.0 M&S SPARKS CUSTOMERS CAN EARN £15 TOWARDS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH NEW FESTIVE REWARDS! Verge Magazine
  Sparks Christmas rewards promotion
• +5.0 Retail wrap: Hundreds of M&S Christmas hires; Shopping centre sold for £21m; Q1 sales up at Dunelm Insider Media Ltd
  Hundreds of Christmas hires signal seasonal readiness
• +5.0 M&S hiring 300 Christmas staff across Cheshire at £13.41 an hour Knutsford Guardian
  Hiring 300 Christmas staff in Cheshire
• +5.0 M&S offers Sparks members up to £15 ahead of festive season Grocery Gazette
  Sparks offer ahead of festive season
• +5.0 M&S unleashes ‘£255m Sparks Christmas giveaway’ DecisionMarketing
  £255m Sparks Christmas giveaway promotion
• +5.0 M&S launches massive recruitment drive in Greater Manchester with hundreds of jobs available The Manc
  Recruitment drive with hundreds of jobs
• +4.7 M&S Sparks shoppers are being offered £15 to spend at Christmas – here's how Somerset County Gazette
  Sparks £15 Christmas offer
• +4.7 M&S shoppers can get free £15 to spend in stores until 2027 – how to claim The Sun
  Free £15 Sparks offer valid until 2027
• +4.7 M&S shoppers can claim 'up to £15' off to make Christmas shopping cheaper Glasgow Live
  Sparks Christmas discount offer for customers
• +4.7 M&S launches £15 Christmas reward for Sparks customers – here's how to claim it Northampton Chronicle and Echo
  Sparks £15 Christmas reward launched
• +4.7 M&S confirms criteria for 'up to £15' off shopping in run-up to Christmas Daily Mirror
  Sparks discount criteria confirmed ahead of Christmas
• +4.2 Councillors to consider proposals for M&S Food store at retail park STV News
  Proposed new M&S Food store at retail park
• +3.3 25 years of Coco de Mer: 'M&S is an exciting new chapter in that journey' Drapers
  Duplicate Drapers piece on Coco de Mer M&S tie-up
• +3.3 25 years of Coco de Mer: ‘M&S is an exciting new chapter in that journey’ Drapers
  Coco de Mer partnership with M&S described as new chapter
• −2.0 M&S axes 'dream' cookie this Christmas — leaving fans 'heartbroken' Metro.co.uk
  Cookie axed, fans heartbroken, minor reputational hit
• −1.7 M&S scrap popular Christmas cookie and fans are seriously devastated Tyla
  Scrapped Christmas cookie disappoints some fans, minor issue