| 20040508 | 08/05/2004 | SHOP TALK:  George stands alone:   Tesco’s Japanese bid: New Londis offer: First for Morrisons | The Independent: The Times: The Guardian: The Scotsman | 13 | Musgrave, Fre’c, Marks & Spencer | 
              
          | 20040619 | 19/06/2004 | SHOP TALK:  Green mulls move:  BFG’s bid dropped: Fat cat gets cream: Deal on the cards | The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Scotsman | 13 | Philip Green, Graham White, Sainsbury, Londis, Marks & Spencer, Big Food Group | 
              
          | 20040710 | 10/07/2004 | SHOP TALK:  Bank’s stand: Sainsbury’s loans: Asda’s fuel war | The Guardian, The Scotsman | 13 | Goldnan Sachs, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s Bank, Stuart Rose, Paul Mancey | 
              
          | 20040717 | 17/07/2004 | SHOP TALK: Pension fear eased: Morrison deal probe:  Tesco eyes China: Money man to go? | The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Scotsman, The Independent | 12 | shares in Morrison, Sainsbury, WH Smith, Roger Matthews, Marks & Spencer, Sir Ken Morrison, Sir Terry Leahy | 
              
          | 20040828 | 28/08/2004 | SHOP TALK: Sainsbury's deal: New look popughts back: Finance for windfalllar: Green fi | The Guardian, The Scotsman | 13 | Philip Green, Marks & Spencer, Jackson's convenience stores, Safeway,  Morrisons | 
              
          | 20040925 | 25/09/2004 | POSTBAG: Fairtrade move a welcome one | Alan Gill | 11 | Marks & Spencer, Fairtrade coffee | 
              
          | 20041016 | 16/10/2004 | Is the Co-op still driving the Fairtrade market? | Brad Hill | 8 | Fairtrade, Marks & Spencer, The Co-operative Group | 
              
          | 20050115 | 15/01/2005 | Vegetarian market a real opportunity | Michael Harriott | 7 | Vegetarian Society, Co-operative Movement, co-op values & principles, Marks & Spencer, vegetarian lifestyle | 
              
          | 20050115 | 15/01/2005 | SHOP TALK: Tesco ploughs on: Sainsbuty concern: Asda's petrol cut: All wrapped up | The Guardian: The Times: The Scotsman: The Financial Times | 12 | Asda, Marks & Spencer, Philip Hampton, Paul Mancey, Tesco | 
              
          | 20070417 | 17/04/2007 | M&S to buy Co-op store? | Colin Richell | 7 | Marks & Spencer, Co-op supermarket (Hexham) |