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Marks & Spencer

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Marks & Spencer

Summary

Marks & Spencer is a supermarket chain[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,578 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marks & Spencer is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Marks & Spencer's instance of is recorded as supermarket chain[4].
  • Marks & Spencer's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar[5].
  • Marks & Spencer's instance of is recorded as website[6].
  • Marks & Spencer's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Marks & Spencer's founder is recorded as Michael Marks[8].
  • Marks & Spencer's founder is recorded as Thomas Spencer[9].
  • Michael Marks is named after Marks & Spencer[10].
  • Thomas Spencer is named after Marks & Spencer[11].
  • Marks & Spencer's headquarters location is recorded as Leeds[12].
  • Marks & Spencer's headquarters location is recorded as London[13].
  • Marks & Spencer's chief executive officer is recorded as Stuart Rose[14].
  • Marks & Spencer's Commons category is recorded as Marks & Spencer[15].
  • Marks & Spencer's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[16].
  • Marks & Spencer's industry is recorded as retail[17].
  • Marks & Spencer's archives at is recorded as M&S Archive[18].
  • May 1884 marks the founding of Marks & Spencer[19].
  • Marks & Spencer's location of formation is recorded as Leeds[20].
  • Marks & Spencer's official website is recorded as https://marksandspencer.com[21].
  • Marks & Spencer's official website is recorded as https://www.marksandspencer.in/[22].
  • Marks & Spencer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marks & Spencer[23].
  • Marks & Spencer's described at URL is recorded as https://news.sky.com/story/quite-expensive-supermarket-crowned-nations-favourite-for-fifth-time-13506634[24].
  • Marks & Spencer's product or material produced is recorded as clothing[25].
  • Marks & Spencer's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+85813'}[26].
  • Marks & Spencer's legal form is recorded as public limited company[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Distributor[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1884[30]

  • Community tags: retailer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91edb825-9e4b-4cdd-a232-077a5955f62f[32]

Body

Founding

Founders include Michael Marks[8] and Thomas Spencer[9]. May 1884 marks the founding of Marks & Spencer[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Leeds[20].

Leadership

Marks & Spencer's chief executive officer is recorded as Stuart Rose[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Leeds[12], a city[33], in United Kingdom[34] and London[13], a metropolis[35], in Roman Empire[36], founded in 0047[37].

Industry

Marks & Spencer's industry is recorded as retail[17].

Ownership

Marks & Spencer's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[16]. Its product or material produced is recorded as clothing[25].

Why It Matters

Marks & Spencer ranks in the top 2% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,578 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Leeds London London Stock Exchange public company United Kingdom website

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Bhousel · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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