| 20040626 | 26/06/2004 | SHOP TALK:    M&S blueprint: Morrisons strike?:  Headhunter attacks: Bouncing back | The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman | 12 | Lifestore, Whitehead Mann, Stuart Rose, Scottish Retail Consortium | 
              
          | 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 | 
              
          | 20040925 | 25/09/2004 | SHOP TALK: Bid speculation: Pay off to go ahead: M&S takes aim: Morrisons boost | The Guardian, The Scotsman, The Times, The Independent | 13 | Sainsbury, JP Morgan, House of Fraser, Stuart Rose | 
              
          | 20041113 | 13/11/2004 | SHOP TALK: Tesco mortgages: Asda'a profits up: Bid speculation: M&S brces itself | The Daily Telegraph,The Scotsman, The Independent, The Guardian | 12 | Allan Leighton, Tesco, Royal Mail, Sainsbury,  Asda, Stuart Rose | 
              
          | 20050326 | 26/03/2005 | SHOP TALK: Asda boss to quit: 24-hour drinks bid: M&S lowers prices: Chemicals pledge | The Guardian: The Sun: Manchester Evening News: The Daily Telegraph | 12 | Tony DeNunzio, Alcohol Concern, Stuart Rose, safer chemicals pledge | 
              
          | 20050507 | 07/05/2005 | SHOP TALK: M&S on defensive; Asda for Somerfield?: Tesco jumps the lights: Jamie's renaissance: Woolworths' search | Daily Mail: The Guardian: The Scotsman: The Daily Telegraph: The Sunday Express | 12 | traffic-light food labels, Jamie Oliver, Giles Willett, Tony DeNunzio, Stuart Rose |