This last week Marks & Spencer celebrated its 125th birthday by offering a range of products for one penny. The M&S store in Darley Street Bradford took park in this special sale
In the photograph above you can see Jill who works for M&S taking time out from supervising the queue to let me take her picture for the Leeds photo daily. Behind Jill in the photograph you can see some of the people in the queue outside the store in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Many people had queued in pouring rain, some for around 2 hours to pay 1p on a first come first served basis, and the money will go towards the M&S 125 Charity Challenge, which aims to raise £1.25 million for local and regional charities.
I have been an Marks and Spencer customer on and off since I was a boy and indeed as I write this the trousers I am wearing I bought in the Bradford shop. I am pleased to have witnessed this little piece of retail history. Marks and Spencer was started on a stall in Leeds Market here in Yorkshire in 1884 by Michael Marks. Thomas Spencer became his partner in the business in 1894, giving the company it now famous name Marks and Spencer.
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Wow, that's a very nice photo with that umbrella she's holding. I love the shopping experiences at Marks and Spencer too. Visit M&S often in Singapore...
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What a lovely lady! I like her green sash.
ReplyDeleteA fine portrait in the rain. Sounds like a good bargain to shop for one penny!
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ReplyDeleteAaah! You took photos. I wanted to take photos of the Penny Bazaar.
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I am great grandson of Thomas Bradford Spencer born in abt 1863 and was wondering if anyone had additional information on Thomas? Thanks
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