What is Marks & Spencer?
{{Infobox company | name = Marks & Spencer plc | logo = MarksAndSpencer1884 logo.svg | logo_size = 150px | type = [[Public limited company]] | traded_as = {{Lse|MKS}}<br>[[FTSE 250 Index|FTSE 250 Component]] | industry = [[Retail]] | foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1884}}<br />[[Leeds]], [[United Kingdom]] | founder = [[Michael Marks|Sir Michael Marks]]<br />[[Thomas Spencer (Marks and Spencer)|Thomas Spencer]] | location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | locations = | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{unbulleted list|[[Archie Norman]]<br/>([[Chairman]])|Stuart Machin<br>([[Chief Executive]])|Katie Bickerstaffe<br>(Co-Chief Executive)}} | revenue = [[Pound sterling|£]]10.622&nbsp;billion (2017)<ref name=ar>{{cite web|url=http://annualreport.marksandspencer.com/M%26S_AR2017_FinancialStatements.pdf|title=Annual Report 2017|publisher=Marks & Spencer|access-date=18 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173733/http://annualreport.marksandspencer.com/M%26S_AR2017_FinancialStatements.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | operating_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]690.6&nbsp;million (2017)<ref name=ar/> | net_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]115.7&nbsp;million (2017)<ref name=ar/> | num_employees = 84,939 (2017)<ref name=keyfacts>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/aboutus/key-facts|title=M&S Key Facts|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705175627/http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/aboutus/key-facts|url-status=dead}}</ref> | footnotes = | homepage = {{url|marksandspencer.com}} }} '''Marks and Spencer plc''' (also known as '''M&S''') is a major [[United Kingdom|British]] [[retail]]er headquartered in the [[City of Westminster]], [[London]]. It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]] It specialises in the selling of clothing, home products and [[Luxury good|luxury]] food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by [[Michael Marks]] and [[Thomas Spence