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-   -   Marks and Spencers (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/marks-spencers-627554/)

twizzle Aug 26th 2009 2:55 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by nailbite (Post 7877297)
Good news is hear M&S are opening a few small stores in Oz in 2010.
Oh this is fantastic news :thumbsup: keep us updated if you hear any more info please, it's about time they opened a store here, they have them in Dubai & Singapore already, so you'd think with all the expats here they'd seriously consider it

pompeyblonde Aug 26th 2009 3:02 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
The site was blocked at work due to it being about "intimate apparel" :confused:

Won't try Ann Summers then!

Tearose Aug 26th 2009 3:18 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
I've just e-mailed them, should get a response within 24 hours
:)

hettie Aug 26th 2009 4:26 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by Tearose (Post 7878509)
I've just e-mailed them, should get a response within 24 hours
:)
Hi,i went on there website and it was advertised about facebook,its really good!! Sad but true :rofl:

Tearose Aug 30th 2009 4:46 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by Tearose (Post 7876834)
Maybe we could write to them and ask if they would be interested in opening a store here - I know I'd work there for them and I'm sure you would too, so that's two members of staff that they already have before they get here :rofl:
Ok. I did e-mail them and here is the reply that I have received


I've checked our systems and unfortunately we do not currently have any
information regarding a new store opening in Australia. Though this does
not mean that we are categorically not opening a store there, we would
normally expect to find record of the new opening on our systems. I
appreciate that this is disappointing and I apologise for any
inconvenience caused.

never mind perhaps one day :)

nailbite Aug 30th 2009 6:47 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
I read months ago somewhere that they were opening concessions within a particular chain store in Oz but unfortunately cannot remember the name of the store!

ABCDiamond Aug 30th 2009 8:14 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by nailbite (Post 7890608)
I read months ago somewhere that they were opening concessions within a particular chain store in Oz but unfortunately cannot remember the name of the store!
The Marks and Spencer plan to open in Australia
In 1998 Marks & Spencer announced that the Company has selected The Just Jeans Group as its franchise partner for Australia, but seven months after the announcment, they postponed those plans.
In recent months (2009) it seemed to have resurfaced, but it appears that the reports were not actually correct, and did relate to the original 1998 news media release from: www.prnewswire.co.uk
Online M&S sells more of its famous knickers to Australia than anywhere else in the world.

But, even though the company’s debts have fallen from £3.5 billion to £2.5 billion in 2009, I doubt they will be moving this way for a long while.

mecheng Aug 30th 2009 9:28 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by Tearose (Post 7875479)
Just found out recently that M&S now ship to Oz for 20 pound, for those of you that miss the store - I know I do :)
What do M&S have that Australian department stores don't? I don't see M&S being anything special, it's a run of the mill department store in my opinion. Many obviously disagree based on the posts on this thread so far.

Sally Simpson Aug 30th 2009 9:55 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by mecheng (Post 7890830)
What do M&S have that Australian department stores don't? I don't see M&S being anything special, it's a run of the mill department store in my opinion. Many obviously disagree based on the posts on this thread so far.
Decent underwear!:thumbup:

kporte Aug 31st 2009 12:07 am
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by mecheng (Post 7890830)
What do M&S have that Australian department stores don't? I don't see M&S being anything special, it's a run of the mill department store in my opinion. Many obviously disagree based on the posts on this thread so far.
People have faith in the average which is what M & S is. There are dozens of better shops in the UK, particularly for clothes but people like what they know.

mecheng Aug 31st 2009 3:49 am
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by sallyclaire (Post 7890888)
Decent underwear!:thumbup:
That must be some great underwear.

sr71 Aug 31st 2009 8:39 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
I think M&S underwear is particularly poor, especially for men.

Sally Simpson Aug 31st 2009 10:08 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Each to their own I guess! for me, it is far superior to anything Bonds can produce!

Toe Dipper Aug 31st 2009 11:29 pm
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
M&S........ a good reason to emigrate to Oz!

The sad thing about the UK shopping experience is that you can go to any city or town and find the exact same shops. Clonesville really. There is very little uniqueness.

The idea of wishing to import this to Australia is horrific in my mind!

Take Australia for what it has to offer. It isn't the same for weather, shopping or many other things. It isn't better, it isn't worse, it is different & it is Australia.

TD

Amazulu Sep 1st 2009 12:04 am
Re: Marks and Spencers
 
Originally Posted by Toe Dipper (Post 7893716)
The sad thing about the UK shopping experience is that you can go to any city or town and find the exact same shops. Clonesville really. There is very little uniqueness.
It's the same here Champ.


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