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UK’s M&S seeks to turbocharge online sales with guest clothes brands
Britain’s Marks & Spencer said on Thursday it would launch a wave of guest clothing brands on its website this spring, including Hobbs, White Stuff, Joules and Sloggi, in bid to accelerate online growth.
The UK’s clothing sector has been hammered by COVID-19 lockdowns, forcing retailers to rely on online channels.
M&S Chief Executive Steve Rowe said last year the group, still Britain’s biggest clothing retailer by value, was shifting strategy and would sell other brands to broaden its appeal.
In September, it partnered online with Nobody’s Child and has also collaborated with Early Learning Centre. In January, M&S purchased the Jaeger brand.
It said other brands coming online through March, April and May would be:…
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