CHRONOLOGY-Highs and lows of retailer Marks and Spencer
(Reuters) - Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Rose, lauded for reviving the retailer just a year ago, is battling to save his job after bungled management changes and a surprise profit warning.
Following is a chronology of key events in the history of the clothing, homewares and food group ahead of its annual shareholder meeting:
1884 - Michael Marks, a Russian born refugee, opens a stall at Kirkgate Market in Leeds
1894 - Marks forms a partnership with Tom Spencer, a former cashier from the wholesale company IJ Dewhirst.
1926 - Marks & Spencer Ltd becomes a public company.
1931 - Food department introduced.
1998 - Annual profit reaches a record 1.2 billion pounds, but M&S says expansion plan will hit profits in the short term.
2000
Feb - Luc Vandevelde becomes chairman. Continued...
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