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Marks and Spencer, known colloquially as "Marks and Sparks", [21] or "M&S", made its reputation until the 1990s with a policy of selling 99% British-made goods. [22] It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes under the " St Michael " brand, after Michael Marks, which was introduced in 1928, and extended ...
Dunnes introduced its own-brand range in 1956, then branded as St Bernard, modelled on the Marks & Spencer St Michael brand. [9] [10] Dunnes Stores on Harvey's Quay, Limerick. Through the 1950s, Dunne established stores in Wexford, Waterford, Limerick and Dublin, with the first Dublin shop being opened on Henry Street in 1957.
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The company was renamed Marks & Spencer Financial Services in 1988, and Marks & Spencer Unit Trust Management was established to provide unit trust funds the same year. In 1989, personal loans were introduced, followed by interest-free loans for M&S furniture purchases in 1991. [4]
M&S has an extensive wine and beer range, [88] which was first started in 1973. [1] In 2006 and 2007, M&S entered over a hundred of its own wines into two wine competitions, The Decanter World Wine Awards and The International Wine Challenge. Both years, almost every wine won an award, ranging from the 2005 Secano Pinot Noir, Leyda Valley ...
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Spencer and Michael Marks met when Dewhirst lent Marks money to run his stalls in Leeds. [1] In 1894, when Marks had opened a permanent store in Leeds market, he invited Spencer to become a partner in what became Marks & Spencer. [1] Spencer decided that the £300 required for a half-share in the business would be a good investment. [2]