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Mamardoit Wed 17-May-17 17:04:51

St Michael clothing was made at The Corahs factory in Leicester for M&S.

I think there was originally the St Michael range for men and the St Margaret range for women. At some stage they used St Michael for both.

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merlotgran Wed 17-May-17 17:02:12

It was always Marks and Sparks when I was growing up.

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rosesarered Wed 17-May-17 16:59:06

When did we start calling Marks and Spencer stores M&S come to that?

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wildswan16 Wed 17-May-17 16:56:30

Apparently St Michael disappeared in 2000. He arrived in 1928 and was either called after Simon Marks father (Michael), or because he complemented St Margaret who was the brand of the firm's original suppliers. To be honest I had forgotten all about him until this thread reminded me !

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morethan2 Wed 17-May-17 16:44:52

I don't know what happened to him but I do know things have got worse since he disappeared

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nanto6 Wed 17-May-17 16:20:42

Who is St Michael and what have M&S done with him?

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minymomeeny Wed 17-May-17 16:19:52

We still call it St Michael in our house!

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leila Wed 17-May-17 16:10:26

St Michael? When did it become M&S only? I ask because I found an old (old) sweater with a St Michael label in it and couldn't remember how or why that was abandoned!

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