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Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The ICO took enforcement action against Marks and Spencer in January for breaching the data protection act by failing to encrypt staff information on a stolen laptop. A hospital trust faces possible enforcement action by the UK information watchdog... [30 Jun 2008]
Mars - The CIO training ground
Comment But the CIO50 list also highlights some of the other corporate breeding grounds for today's CIO talent, including Diageo - which produced Dargue, plus Alliance & Leicester CIO Ian Buchanan and Unilever CIO Neil Cameron - and Marks & Spencer, also... [11 Jun 2008]
Neil Cameron
CIO Profile Following a series of management roles at Dixons, AerLingus and IBM, Cameron joined Marks & Spencer in 1987 and rose up the ladder to become CIO for the retailer's US business where he led a major change programme, replacing all their core systems. [11 Jun 2008]
M&S grows online business
News Food to fashion retailer Marks & Spencer has increased its online sales by 63 per cent in the 52 weeks ended 29 March. The growth was driven by an expanded range on the site since the relaunch of the site in March 2007. [20 May 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) could face prosecution if it does not comply within two months to the overhaul of its data security after losing 26,000 employees' pension details. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [25 Jan 2008]
Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers
Leader It appears that the economic doom and gloom of the past few months was forgotten, for a while at least, with retailers such as Marks & Spencer launching their latest sales on midnight Christmas Day, ensuring consumers would not stop shopping even... [02 Jan 2008]
Marks & Spencer hands £19m IT deal to Computacenter
News Marks & Spencer has handed Computacenter Services a £19m managed IT contract for the next five years. The deal involves providing infrastructure support for the retailer's 4,000 head-office staff across six sites. [12 Dec 2007]
M&S gets an IT injection
News High street retailer Marks & Spencer has awarded a four-year managed service contract to tech services provider Logicalis. The multi-million pound contract will see Logicalis help to improve the efficiency of the M&S IT network and support the cost... [02 Nov 2007]
Speeding Perishables Through the Supply Chain
White Paper Moving from bar codes to reusable RFID smart labels, Marks & Spencer, one of Europe's largest retailers, is pioneering the largest RFID supply chain deployment the market has seen to date - 3.5 million tags. [30 Aug 2007]
Marks sparks IT revamp with multimillion deal
News Marks & Spencer has awarded IBM a multimillion pound contract to upgrade its in-store systems. Stein said: "The new stock and sales application will be rolled out across Marks & Spencer stores in 2008. [14 Aug 2007]
Marks & Spencer: Customer Relationship Management Solution
White Paper The client Global retailer Marks & Spencer wanted to turn its already strong customer service operation into a highly efficient system for responding quickly and effectively to customer. A collaborative team - Marks & Spencer, Accenture, Siebel and... [26 Jul 2007]
Essex libraries embrace RFID
News The RFID tags - created by Intellident which claims retailers Tesco and Marks and Spencer as customers - allow borrowers to check out books without occupying library staff. Essex libraries are embracing RFID technology to improve customer service... [21 Jun 2007]
Leader: Why celebrate the CIO?
Leader For example, a notable number of those on the CIO50 list have benefited from the excellent training and mentorship at Marks & Spencer and Mars during the 1980s and 90s. Is there a need to single out the UK's top 50 CIOs? [07 Jun 2007]
Leader: Why celebrate the CIO?
CIO Analysis For example, a notable number of those on the CIO50 list have benefited from the excellent training and mentorship at Marks & Spencer and Mars during the 1980s and 90s. Is there a need to single out the UK's top 50 CIOs? [07 Jun 2007]
Darrell Stein
CIO Profile A rising young star in his field, the 39-year-old Darrell Stein landed the role of IT director at the famous UK high-street retailer Marks & Spencer in the summer of 2006 - something of a return to his roots as Stein originally started out his IT... [06 Jun 2007]
