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Marks & Spencer (MKS): news on Sunday 25 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Sunday morning, 25 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage of M&S was mostly upbeat product and shopping stories, including a new collection, popular Christmas items and an approved new Foodhall. The one negative was criticism of an Aberdeen store closure.
What drove it
- product popularity
- new Foodhall approval
- Aberdeen store closure
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | +3.3 | 14 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +3.7 | 27 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +4.8 | 22 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +5.5 | 32 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +4.0 | 30 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +5.0 | 17 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +5.5 | 11 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +5.0 | 18 |
4 stories · 11 headlines · strongest first
Retail on 25 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| M&S clothing and product features +6.18 headlines today · Several outlets feature M&S cords, jumpers, jeans, jackets, party trousers, bedding, a lamp and a Claudia Winkleman-inspired collection. | ||
| +7.2 | Christmas bedding selling quickly. | |
| +7.0 | Favourable review of M&S jeans for petite shoppers. | |
| +6.8 | M&S cords praised by Vogue are available again. | |
| +6.7 | New Claudia Winkleman-inspired collection launch. | |
| +5.7 | Positive product coverage of M&S Christmas trousers. | |
| +5.5 | Positive coverage of M&S knitwear. | |
| +5.0 | Shoppers praising discounted M&S jacket. | |
| +4.7 | Positive coverage of M&S lamp. | |
| New retail park superstore for M&S gets approval +6.21 headline today · 3 in all, since 23 October · M&S won approval to open a new superstore at a retail park. | ||
| +8.7 | Approval of an additional M&S Foodhall adds to the retailer's growth. | |
| Column criticises closing of M&S store at Union Square, Aberdeen −6.31 headline today · A column by David Knight describes the closing of M&S at Union Square as a blunder that affected Aberdeen shoppers. | ||
| −6.3 | Criticism of M&S Aberdeen store closure as a blunder. | |
| Gayatri Solanki becomes chief manager, marketing and PR, at M&S +1.31 headline today · Gayatri Solanki has taken a marketing and PR job at Marks and Spencer. | ||
| +1.3 | Minor marketing hire at M&S. | |
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