M&S

Dear M&S We do this every year…  (2016, 2015, 2014) Please can you tell me whether you have any plans to sell grouse meat in your stores this year? I do hope not. Thank you.

Letter from Chris Packham to M&S

Apologies to anyone for whom this post is not displaying perfectly – I’ve tried to fix it and that’s the best I can do. Sorry! Here’s the link to this letter on Chris Packham’s website. Steve Rowe CEO Marks and Spencer Group plc London W2 1NW Dear Marks & Spencer I have a few questions…

M&S in a mess

Have you seen the video by Chris Packham talking about grouse shooting and lead levels in shot grouse? Have a look. Many are asking questions of M&S ahead of their AGM tomorrow – so should shareholders and investors. Here are some questions: if M&S have an industry-leading Code of Practice for game meat – why…

M&S refuse to answer reasonable questions

This is the full response I have received from M&S this afternoon (at 15:58). ‘I’ve checked with the team and nothing has changed since we were last in contact. We are currently working with our supplier to monitor numbers for this season and will only sell grouse if the numbers are strong enough.’ M&S intend…

M&S behaving very strangely and very badly

I’m losing confidence in M&S and I guess many of you are too. They are behaving in a very shifty manner – nothing like the openness I would hitherto have expected of them. Is M&S going to sell Red Grouse in any of its stores this year? It’s not a difficult question and it can…