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Marks And Spencer — Investor Day (October 2021)

77 slides from Marks And Spencer's investor day presentation, Oct 7, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Forging a reshaped M&S

    Forging a reshaped M&S MARKS AND SPENCER 7 OCTOBER 2021

  2. Slide 2: Steve Rowe, Chief Executive Officer

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Steve Rowe CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  3. Slide 3: Our Transformation Journey

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY STEP THREE MAKING STEP TWO M&S SPECIAL STEP ONE SHAPING THE FUTURE FIXING THE BASICS

  4. Slide 4: Fixing the Basics: The Transformation So Far

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S FIXING THE BASICS: THE TRANSFORMATION SO FAR 1 Simplified structure and greater accountability 2 Substantial increase in digital and data capability 3 Shifted to trusted value and more contemporary styling in C&H 4 Outperforming in Food and entering growth markets 5 Simplified

  5. Slide 5: The Market Outlook Remains Uncertain

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THE MARKET OUTLOOK REMAINS UNCERTAIN CONFIDENCE RECOVERING SUPPLY CHAIN COST AND DISRUPTION UK consumer confidence was back to pre-pandemic levels in August 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 Sep-19 Mar-20 Sep-20 Mar-21 Sep-21 POSITIVE CHRISTMAS SPEND INTENTIONS THIS YEAR BREXIT Net positive o

  6. Slide 6: A Clear Plan to Shape the Future

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S A CLEAR PLAN TO SHAPE THE FUTURE Food and omni-channel stores Clothing & Home and MS2 Group financial and strategic priorities M&S Sears Solihull

  7. Slide 7: Plan A – Our Journey to Net Zero

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Rapid carbon reduction NET ZERO NET ZERO ACROSS 2030 ACROSS OUR OWN OPERATIONS BY 2035 2035 ENTIRE VALUE SUPPLY CHAIN BY 2040 2040 Reduced waste Change driven in partnership and emissions with suppliers, partners and customers Zero emissions property Suppliers and business par

  8. Slide 8: This Morning's Agenda

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THIS MORNING’S AGENDA Welcome Steve Rowe Food and omni-channel stores Stuart Machin Food – creating the magic George Wright and Sharry Cramond Property renewal and rotation Sacha Berendji Food supply chain George Wright Clothing & Home and MS2 Katie Bickerstaffe Clothing & Hom

  9. Slide 9: Stuart Machin

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Stuart Machin COO – FOOD, OPERATIONS, PROPERTY, STORE DEVELOPMENT, ISLAND OF IRELAND, TECHNOLOGY AND HR

  10. Slide 10: Five Areas of Responsibility

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S FIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Store and Central Operations Technology People Island of Ireland Property and Store Development Food

  11. Slide 11: Our Strategy Storefront

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR STRATEGY STOREFRONT

  12. Slide 12: Customer Shopping Behaviour Has Changed

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S CUSTOMER SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR HAS CHANGED M&S sales vs.19/20 15% of baskets Family shoppers Hospitality transactions still down +9.6% £30+ 13% -35%

  13. Slide 13: Strong Headwinds

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S STRONG HEADWINDS Costs of Brexit for Industry Number of UK driver CO2 island of Ireland vacancy rate shortages in industry prices up £27-33m 13% 100,000 ~5x

  14. Slide 14: Protect the Magic: Obsession with product and own label

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC Obsession with product and own label

  15. Slide 15: Protect the Magic: Focused, targeted range

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC Focused, targeted range

  16. Slide 16: Protect the Magic: Careful category management

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC Careful category management

  17. Slide 17: Protect the Magic: Trusted value

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC Trusted value

  18. Slide 18: Protect the Magic: A loved and trusted brand

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC A loved and trusted brand

  19. Slide 19: Protect the Magic

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROTECT THE MAGIC Obsession with product and own label Focused, targeted range Careful category management Trusted value A loved and trusted brand 19

  20. Slide 20: George Wright, Commercial Director, Foods

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S George Wright COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, FOODS

  21. Slide 21: Two Years Ago We Highlighted Our Opportunity

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TWO YEARS AGO WE HIGHLIGHTED OUR OPPORTUNITY M&S INVESTOR DAY 2019 Growth in Medium and Large baskets Growth with Families Growth in core Fresh and Ambient categories, particularly outside our heartland areas

  22. Slide 22: A Consistent and Rigorous Approach to Tiering

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S A CONSISTENT AND RIGOROUS APPROACH TO TIERING TIER DESCRIPTION OUR RANGE Affordable Luxury – highly premium BEST products, only relevant in Gifting, BWS, Meat & Fish, Deli, Cheese & Dairy Differentiated vs. Good through improved recipe, BETTER ingredients, process, packaging (

  23. Slide 23: Transforming Each Category – Dried Pasta Example

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TRANSFORMING EACH CATEGORY – DRIED PASTA EXAMPLE THEN NOW • Single grain, durum wheat semolina BEST 500g: £2.50 • Exclusive 4th generation family-owned pasta manufacturer in Italian Alps 4 lines (+4) • Organic and vegan recipe • Exclusive premium durum wheat mix BETTER 500g: £

  24. Slide 24: Transforming Each Category – Dried Pasta Example

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TRANSFORMING EACH CATEGORY – DRIED PASTA EXAMPLE THEN NOW • Single grain, durum wheat semolina BEST 500g: £2.50 • Exclusive 4th generation family-owned pasta manufacturer in Italian Alps 4 lines (+4) • Organic and vegan recipe • Exclusive premium durum wheat mix BETTER 500g: £

  25. Slide 25: Transforming Each Category – Tiering Examples

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TRANSFORMING EACH CATEGORY – TIERING EXAMPLES GOOD BETTER BEST Meals for One Classic Wines Single-origin Coffee

  26. Slide 26: Transforming Each Category – Tiering Examples

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TRANSFORMING EACH CATEGORY – TIERING EXAMPLES GOOD BETTER BEST Meals for One Classic Wines Single-origin Coffee

  27. Slide 27: Transforming Each Category – Seasonal Events

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S TRANSFORMING EACH CATEGORY – SEASONAL EVENTS STRETCHING INTO AFFORDABLE LUXURY FOR RELEVANT CATEGORIES …AND LEADING ON COLLECTION 3.1m 1.2m 0.1m 2019 2020 2021 UNITS

  28. Slide 28: Price and Value Perception

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PRICE AND VALUE PERCEPTION “WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SUPERMARKETS DO YOU THINK REPRESENTS GOOD / POOR VALUE?” Net Score (% Good - % Poor). 52 week average 4 2 M&S value perception +8pts vs. 2019 0 -2 Market value perception -4 +3pts vs. 2019 -6 -8 05-19 08-19 12-19 03-20 06-20 1

  29. Slide 29: Promotions Remain Low; Growth from Full Price

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S PROMOTIONS REMAIN LOW; GROWTH FROM FULL PRICE M&S PROMO PARTICIPATION M&S WEEKLY SALES Average monthly % sales £m sales (trend line) In-store promotion 30% 200 picture - salmon 175 25% 150 20% 125 Full price 15% 100 75 10% 50 5% 25 Promo 0% 0 Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jan-21 Sep-21

  30. Slide 30: Three Key Levers to Driving Value Perception

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THREE KEY LEVERS TO DRIVING VALUE PERCEPTION REMARKSABLE VALUE FRESH MARKET SPECIALS DINE IN Great everyday value on A consistent drumbeat of Our occasion-led solution M&S quality products value and freshness for dinner tonight

  31. Slide 31: Great Everyday Value on M&S Quality Products

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S GREAT EVERYDAY VALUE ON M&S QUALITY PRODUCTS Bread Fibre and Vitamin D enriched Milk From RSPCA assured farms Beef 100% traceable to farm Salmon Responsibly source from Scotland Produce M&S Select Farms Bacon Outdoor bred, RSPCA assured Eggs 100% free range, RSPCA assured Past

  32. Slide 32: A Consistent Drumbeat of Value and Freshness

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S A CONSISTENT DRUMBEAT OF VALUE AND FRESHNESS High-quality, seasonal product Great value price points Bold, abundant displays FRUIT VEGETABLES MORE CORE AND +1.4ppt Penetration +0.8ppt Penetration OCCASIONAL SHOPPERS Sources: Internal reporting.

  33. Slide 33: Our Occasion-Led Solution for Dinner Tonight

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR OCCASION-LED SOLUTION FOR DINNER TONIGHT From this... To this... QUALITY AND PROFITABILITY UP DRIVING FOOTFALL OVER 1/3 OF SALES FROM FAMILIES

  34. Slide 34: Category Management & Trusted Value Driving Share

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S CATEGORY MANAGEMENT & TRUSTED VALUE DRIVING SHARE FAMILIES, MEDIUM / LARGE BASKETS FRESH AND AMBIENT AREAS Families 1.9% to 2.2% Bakery 7.0% to 8.1% Small Basket 9.0% to 9.2% Vegetables 5.6% to 6.3% Medium Basket 2.3% to 2.7% Meat 6.6% to 7.3% Large Basket 0.6% to 0.9% Dairy 3

  35. Slide 35: Modernise the Rest

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST Rotating our estate; closing, replacing, opening and renewing our stores

  36. Slide 36: Modernise the Rest: Embracing a digital world

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST Embracing a digital world

  37. Slide 37: Modernise the Rest: Modernising our supply chain

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST Modernising our supply chain

  38. Slide 38: Modernise the Rest: Lowering costs

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST Lowering costs

  39. Slide 39: Modernise the Rest: One Remarkable Food Team

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST One Remarkable Food Team

  40. Slide 40: Modernise the Rest

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MODERNISE THE REST Rotating our estate; closing, replacing, opening and renewing our stores Embracing a digital world Modernising our supply chain Lowering costs One Remarkable Food Team

  41. Slide 41: Both Elements Are Critical

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S BOTH ELEMENTS ARE CRITICAL PROTECTING THE MAGIC & MODERNISING THE REST

  42. Slide 42: Where We Were in 2018

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WHERE WE WERE IN 2018 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE  Confusing customer experience in stores  Room to improve store standards PEOPLE Customer  Over index in small store formats Experience  Only a dozen shops stock full range  Lack of accountability and empowerment  No real presenc

  43. Slide 43: Our Transformation - Today

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR TRANSFORMATION - TODAY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE  Engaging new store environment  Improving standards – but more to do PEOPLE Customer  Focus on bigger new stores Experience  Greater full range coverage  Empowered, high performing team  Online through Ocado and bigger M&S.

  44. Slide 44: Our Strategy Storefront

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR STRATEGY STOREFRONT

  45. Slide 45: Katie Bickerstaffe

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Katie Bickerstaffe COO – CLOTHING & HOME, INTERNATIONAL, DATA AND SERVICES

  46. Slide 46: We Have a Substantial Customer Opportunity

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL CUSTOMER OPPORTUNITY Known C&H Womenswear customer Number of single Online only purchase customers wallet share only business unit shoppers frequency just 12.9m 11% 50% 2.4x

  47. Slide 47: The Past Year Has Accelerated Change

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THE PAST YEAR HAS ACCELERATED CHANGE STEP CHANGE IN ONLINE PENETRATION Permanent step up in online market % of total market sales Substantial shift to 49% casual dressing 78% 75% 73% 69% Spending more on 51% homes 22% 25% 27% 31% 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Multipl

  48. Slide 48: But Covid Exposed Some Weaknesses

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S BUT COVID EXPOSED SOME WEAKNESSES Customers more Categories weighted Channels weighted Limited operational likely to isolate towards formal towards stores flexibility

  49. Slide 49: There Are Four Key Pillars to Our Strategy

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THERE ARE FOUR KEY PILLARS TO OUR STRATEGY Building a brilliant Driving online and exploiting Deepening customer product engine omni-channel advantage relationships Sustainable future

  50. Slide 50: We Have Already Made Some Progress on Product

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WE HAVE ALREADY MADE SOME PROGRESS ON PRODUCT Option count for October down c.28% on 18/19 20,000 14,445 Focused shape of buy 18/19 21/22 Goodmove now a £70m brand 70 53 42 Pivoted to casual 19/20 20/21 21/22 Stock into sale down 36% since 18/19 Reduced promotion and 1000 mark

  51. Slide 51: Resulting in Improving Customer Perceptions

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S RESULTING IN IMPROVING CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS Customer value perception has increased over the past 3 years to be #1 in the market 40 M&S 35 #2 in market 30 Average of 7 25 other competitors 20 Dec ‘17 Dec ‘18 Dec ‘19 Dec ‘20 Aug ‘21 % of positive responses from sample size of c

  52. Slide 52: We've Made Improvements to Our Proposition

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WE’VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PROPOSITION Customer data engine Launched and Doubled peak capacity and Sparks relaunch grown 3P brands for online growth 12.9m Members £115 Basket Size 570k Singles

  53. Slide 53: So We Are Going Faster to Reshape Clothing & Home

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S SO WE ARE GOING FASTER TO RESHAPE CLOTHING & HOME A brilliant C&H product engine Leveraging Sparks customer data Driving growth online Expanding International presence

  54. Slide 54: Richard Price

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Richard Price MANAGING DIRECTOR, CLOTHING & HOME

  55. Slide 55: Building a Brilliant Product Engine

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S BUILDING A BRILLIANT PRODUCT ENGINE The changing shape of the market What M&S is doing to win How we are going to win consistently

  56. Slide 56: Some of the Challenges Are Not New

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE NOT NEW CUSTOMER SPEND STATIC EVEN BEFORE COVID £ annual spend, constant 2020 prices Average spend flat and 787 778 777 758 wardrobes increasingly full 581 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Shift to casual dressing ONLINE SPENDING LESS FREQUENT FY20 Average O

  57. Slide 57: Existing Strengths and Weaknesses Amplified

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S EXISTING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AMPLIFIED GROWTH DEPARTMENTS FY21 YoY Growth (%) Women's Activewear 29% Kid's Nightwear 24% Men's Activewear 17% Women's Sleepwear 11% Boy's Essentials 5% Women's Sports Footwear 5% Men's Nightwear 5% DECLINING DEPARTMENTS FY21 YoY Growth (%)

  58. Slide 58: Substantial Opportunities for Growth

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH % OF MARKET SPEND BY ‘LOOK’ (£%) Families spend more than average 22% 22% 23% 36% 40% Strong shift towards casual 40% 40% 41% 37% 35% Clear opportunity in home 37% 37% 35% 23% 16% FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Competitors leaving the Sporty Casu

  59. Slide 59: Clear Sales Potential Across Categories

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S CLEAR SALES POTENTIAL ACROSS CATEGORIES WOMENSWEAR KIDSWEAR HOME 4m lingerie customers do not shop 6m shoppers buy kidswear elsewhere 22m M&S customers do not shop

  60. Slide 60: Clear Sales Potential Across Categories

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S CLEAR SALES POTENTIAL ACROSS CATEGORIES WOMENSWEAR KIDSWEAR HOME 4m lingerie customers do not shop 6m shoppers buy kidswear elsewhere 22m M&S customers do not shop

  61. Slide 61: We Are Targeting the Largest Part of the Market

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WE ARE TARGETING THE LARGEST PART OF THE MARKET Comfort First Modern Fashion Forward Mainstream Customers who do not Customers most concerned follow the latest fashion with staying up-to-date trends and prioritise with latest trends comfort over style Quality, style & value se

  62. Slide 62: What Our Customers Tell Us

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS TELL US Highest purchase consideration Lacks inspiration Highest rated for quality Too formal Improvement in value for money Poor availability

  63. Slide 63: We've Made Some Progress

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WE’VE MADE SOME PROGRESS MADE THE FOCUSED ON REIMAGINED AND IMPROVED FULL PRICE BIG BIGGER HERO PRODUCT RELAUNCHED CASUAL SELL THROUGH 44% in top 100 lines Schoolwear market Strong growth in activewear Less stock into sale vs. 32% 2 years ago share now over 24% and kids daywea

  64. Slide 64: And Are Now Focused on Winning Consistently

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S AND ARE NOW FOCUSED ON WINNING CONSISTENTLY WORLD CLASS DESIGN FLEXIBLE OPTIMISED SHOWCASING AND SELECTION SOURCING PLANNING PRODUCT Never the Same Again Academy Reducing lead times Channel specific forecasts Store rotation Test and repeat Introducing ‘speed lane’ Never out of

  65. Slide 65: Showcasing Product to Best Effect: The Edit

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S SHOWCASING PRODUCT TO BEST EFFECT: THE EDIT

  66. Slide 66: What Does a World Class Product Engine Look Like?

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S WHAT DOES A WORLD CLASS PRODUCT ENGINE LOOK LIKE? Strategic pre-season planning and increased availability More open to buy to back growth A speed lane for popular lines aligned with sourcing Never out of stock on brilliant basics Full-price sell through up to 90%

  67. Slide 67: Katie Bickerstaffe

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Katie Bickerstaffe COO – CLOTHING & HOME, INTERNATIONAL, DATA AND SERVICES

  68. Slide 68: MS2: M&S.com at the Centre of What We Do

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MS2: M&S.COM AT THE CENTRE OF WHAT WE DO MS2 Digitally led Commercial Trading & Retail operations Operations Customer Supply chain & logistics first M&S.com Customer Experience Speed Digital Product / Marketing Technology Finance Data driven

  69. Slide 69: The Opportunity

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S THE OPPORTUNITY Food and Clothing customers Compared to those Number of cross-channel using Sparks, online, Bank and shopping only in store, dual customers shopping the app spend 10x as much channel customers spend 4 or more business units £1400 p.a. 2x as much 61%

  70. Slide 70: Our MS2 Programme

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR MS2 PROGRAMME BEST OFFER BRILLIANT SELLING FAMOUS SERVICE Engage and excite our customers via Attract, retain and drive frequency Deliver trusted, easy, fast and friendly our products, giving them reasons to through data driven curated experiences service solutions at unbe

  71. Slide 71: MS2: Relevant, Authoritative Offer

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MS2 Relevant, authoritative offer Maximising availability Compelling gifting BEST OFFER Engage and excite our customers via our products, giving them reasons to visit and shop more often Broadening our reach through brands

  72. Slide 72: MS2: Mobile-led Omni-channel Experience

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MS2 Mobile-led omni-channel experience Make it easier to shop BRILLIANT SELLING Attract, retain and drive frequency Personalisation and lifetime value through data driven curated experiences that inspire, engage and reassure

  73. Slide 73: MS2: Leading Click and Collect

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S MS2 Leading click and collect Superb delivery FAMOUS SERVICE Deliver trusted, easy, fast and friendly Frictionless returns and support service solutions at unbeatable value

  74. Slide 74: Our Strategy

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR STRATEGY Building a brilliant Driving online and exploiting Deepening customer product engine omni-channel advantage relationships Sustainable future

  75. Slide 75: Eoin Tonge, Chief Finance Officer

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S Eoin Tonge CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER M&S Hedge End

  76. Slide 76: Strategic Priorities

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW ENABLING GROWTH TODAY AND TOMORROW FUTURE M&S Core focus of growth plans Efficiently investing in capacity and capability Long term change and innovation PLAN A Target scope 3 carbon net zero by 2040 OCADO RETAIL FOOD AND C&H PROPOSITION FOOD AND

  77. Slide 77: Our Financial Principles

    FORGING A RESHAPED M&S OUR FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES Unswerving focus on cash Transparency of reporting Return to sustainable profitable growth c Robust balance sheet v

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