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  • Plunging necklines blamed for plunging sales by female M&S shareholders (Marks and Spencer in UK)

    07/09/2008 1:36:49 PM PDT · by Stoat · 80 replies · 1,122+ views
    Plunging necklines blamed for plunging sales by female M&S shareholders Last updated at 19:42pm on 09.07.08  Plunging necklines have been blamed for plunging sales as Marks & Spencer chiefs today came under fire from lady shareholders.Executives faced complaints from some that its fashions are too young, offering too much cleavage for its loyal older customers.Investors have been getting worried because the value of M&S shares has slumped in recent days after the iconic high street chain revealed a fall in sales.And today at the company's AGM at London's Royal Festival Hall, shareholders lined up to offer a diagnosis of...
  • Outcry As Muslim M&S Worker Refuses To Sell ‘Unclean’ Bible Book

    01/14/2008 5:35:33 PM PST · by Alouette · 106 replies · 313+ views
    Daily Express UK ^ | Jan. 14, 2008 | Martyn Brown
    A MUSLIM store worker refused to serve a customer buying a children’s book on Christianity because she said it was “unclean”. Shopper Sally Friday felt publicly humiliated at a branch of Marks & Spencer when she tried to pay for First Bible Stories as a gift for her young grandson. When she put the book on the check-out counter, the young assistant refused to touch it, declared it was unclean and summoned another member of staff to serve instead. Mrs Friday said she was so upset that she has now complained to the store’s management. Last night politicians and religious...