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Archive photo of M&S cafe bar
KS2 KS3

Over 80 years of Café Bar Culture

From early cafe bar culture to present day.

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M&S Penny Bazaars
KS2 KS3

M&S Penny Bazaars

The first fixed price shops over 100 years ago.

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Archive photo of M&S early department store displays
KS3

M&S First Department Stores

Transforming the shopping experience from the 1930s onwards.

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Don't ask the price it's a penny
KS3 KS4

M&S Buildings and Signage

Signs reflect different periods in time.

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M&S archive notice explaining self-service shopping
KS3 KS4

M&S First Self-Service Shopping System

How self-service shopping was introduced.

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Store Designers
KS2 KS3 KS4

M&S People

Exploring the varied journeys of two store designers and a head office colleague.

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Marks and Spencer store, Leeds Briggate, 1934
KS2 KS3

M&S in Leeds Story

From a single market stall to one of Britain's best-known retailers.

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