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Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
February 1985 Paris bombing. On 23 February 1985, a bomb detonated inside a British-owned Marks & Spencer department store on the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, France, killing one person and wounding 15. [ 1] The fatal victim was an employee at the store, Léonard Rochas, who died on his way to hospital.
Flame of Liberty. Coordinates: 48°51′51″N 2°18′3″E. The Flame of Liberty, which was offered to the people of France by donors throughout the world as a symbol of the Franco-American friendship. In the background, the Eiffel Tower. The Flame of Liberty ( Flamme de la Liberté) in Paris is a full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the ...
1985–86 Paris attacks. From 1985 to 1986, a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France were carried out by the Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political Prisoners (CSPPA), a previously unknown group, demanding the release of three imprisoned international terrorists. [2] The CSPPA was believed to have been some ...
Title. COO of Heineken (2005–2006) CEO of Morrisons (2006–2009) CEO of Marks & Spencer (2010–2016) Senior Managing Director of Blackstone (2016-2021) Chairman of Blackstone Group International Partners (2020-present) Marc Bolland (born 28 March 1959) is a Dutch businessman, who was the CEO of Marks & Spencer, after having been CEO of UK ...
The first department store in France, Le Bon Marché in Paris, is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. La Samaritaine, another upscale department store also owned by LVMH, closed in 2005. Mid-range department stores chains also exist in France, such as the BHV/Marais (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville), part of the same group as Galeries ...
Marcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton. Marcus Joseph Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton OBE (2 July 1913 – 23 February 2001 [1]) was a British businessman and chairman of his family company, the retailer Marks & Spencer, from 1972 to 1982. Like his parents, he was also a leading figure in UK Zionism. [2]
Richard Greenbury. Sir Richard Greenbury (31 July 1936 – 27 September 2017) was an English businessman, and chairman and chief executive of the British retailer Marks and Spencer from 1988 to 1999. During his tenure, the company continued to grow until its profits peaked in 1997 and 1998 when it was the second most profitable retailer in the ...