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But it was more expensive. At BHS [British Home Stores] I bought a cotton halter neck for £4, at Marks I bought a slightly trendier top for £22.

2004 June 5, Anushka Asthana, “My brush with elasticated waistbands and some big pants”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026

Where once M&S was seen as a purveyor of clothes that were at best inoffensive or else labelled – in a somewhat sexist manner – “frumpy”, now it is appealing to women who have one eye on Vogue and another on value. She [Catherine Shuttleworth] points anecdotally to “the number of people who have said to me ‘have you been to Marks? It’s absolutely brilliant’.”

2023 November 11, Ellie Violet Bramley, “How M&S regained its place as UK’s top womenswear retailer”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2023