Flash ReportMarks & Spencer Appoints Retail Veteran Stuart Machin as Managing Director of Food Coresight Research March 26, 2018 Executive Summary Marks & Spencer (M&S) announced that it has appointed retail veteran Stuart Machin to the newly created role of Managing Director of Food. Machin is currently Group CEO of Steinhoff UK. He previously held management positions at grocery chains Coles Supermarkets, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. Machin’s appointment will support M&S’s ambition to reposition its food business by offering lower prices, better availability and more products that families buy during their regular grocery shopping trips. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: October 2025 US Retail Sales: Strong Start to the Holiday Quarter Despite Government Shutdown and Dwindling Consumer SentimentInnovator Profile: Sotira—Managing Reverse Logistics and Offloading Surplus Inventory with AIAgentic Commerce—Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Invokes “Multiplayer Mode”Earnings Insights 1Q25, Week 6: Costco Wholesale, Deckers Outdoor and Ulta Beauty Report Growth While Department Stores Face Challenges—Infographic
