March 1909 It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) George Selfridge coined the phrase "the customer is always right and who are we to disagree?!" Since it opened in 2003, the Birmingham store has been named every year by industry magazine Retail Week as one of the 100 stores to visit in the world. Marks and Spencer Marks and Spencer is an English shopchain with 703 stores in the United Kingdom and 361 stores spread across more than 40 countries It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds.
The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) George Selfridge coined the phrase "the customer is always right and who are we to disagree?!" Since it opened in 2003, the Birmingham store has been named every year by industry magazine Retail Week as one of the 100 stores to visit in the world. Birmingham London Queen of Time Marks and Spencer Marks and Spencer is an English shopchain with 703 stores in the United Kingdom and 361 stores spread across more than 40 countries The flagship store was opened at Marble Arch, London in 1930. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. On average, one-in-four UK men wears M&S pants.