M&S "raises the bar" for green retail

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Company claims "Plan A" initiative will establish itself as UK's leading green retailer

Marks & Spencer yesterday announced a major new environmental sustainability strategy designed to transform every part of the business and establish it as the UK's leading "green retailer". Under the...

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