Marks & Spencer

company

About

Marks & Spencer, through its subsidiaries, engages in retailing clothing, food, and home products.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
£850M
Industries
Fashion,Navigation,Retail,Shopping
Founded date
Jan 1, 1884
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:MKS
Legal Name
Marks and Spencer Group Plc

Marks & Spencer, through its subsidiaries, engages in retailing clothing, food, and home products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers clothing, including womenswear, lingerie, menswear, school wear, and kids wear; and various flowers, gifts, gift cards, books, compact discs and digital versatile discs (DVD), and stationery products. The company's home products and accessories include various living, dining, kitchen, conservatory and outdoor, bedroom, kids room, and bathroom products; furniture, including sofas and armchairs, cabinet furniture, dining tables and chairs, beds and mattresses, and bed room furniture; and household electricals and appliances. It also sells televisions, setup boxes, and accessories; DVD players and recorders; home cinema products; Hi-Fi and radios; MP3 players and ipods; phones and mobiles; gaming, computing, and digital photography products; and satellite navigation systems. In addition, the company offers various food items and wines, as well as involves in store franchising operations. As of March 31, 2009, it operated 668 stores in the United Kingdom and 296 stores internationally.

Marks & Spencer was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
£850M
Marks & Spencer has raised a total of £850M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 20, 2021 from a Post-IPO Debt round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 20, 2021 Post-IPO Debt £850M Detail
Jan 15, 1999 IPO Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
3
Marks & Spencer has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 8, 2022, when The Sports Edit raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Mar 8, 2022 The Sports Edit
Corporate Round Fitness Yes
Nov 23, 2021 Nobody’s Child
Corporate Round Brand Marketing Yes
May 15, 2019 Texel
Seed 3D Printing Yes

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
26
Marks & Spencer has 26 current employee profiles, including Employee Louise Nicholls
Employee
Employee
Employee
Executive
Employee

Acquisition

Marks & Spencer has acquired 3 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Jaeger on Jan 11, 2021. They acquired Jaeger for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jan 11, 2021 Jaeger
E-Commerce acquisition Detail
Jul 21, 2022 Gist
Freight Service acquisition £ 145M Detail
Nov 30, 2022 Thread
E-Commerce acquisition Detail