M&S makes major change to delivery fees for online orders

Marks & Spencer has raised its minimum spend for free delivery from £60 to £75 for online orders of clothing, home and beauty products.

The change came into effect in May.

Customers who do not meet the new threshold will be charged £3.99 for standard delivery or £5.99 for next-day delivery.

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An M&S spokesperson said: “To ensure we can continue to provide a fast and reliable delivery service for our customers, we are updating our free delivery threshold for online orders.

“This has no impact on our market-leading Click & Collect service which remains completely free, is available in around 800 stores, and is the preferred choice for the majority of M&S.com customers.”

The retailer confirmed that its in-store click and collect service will remain free, regardless of the order value.

The updated delivery information on the M&S website now states: “UK Standard Delivery is available for £3.99 or free on orders over £75 (excluding furniture).”

M&S salad lasts five days longer due to one clever trick

Marks & Spencer shoppers will soon find salad leaves that stay fresher for up to five days longer.

The extended shelf life is thanks to a new vertical farming method that uses less water and no pesticides, which could help households cut down on food waste.

Andrew Clappen, director of technical for M&S Food, said: “The future of food’s about finding new and innovative methods that put less pressure on the environment while delivering the best in market flavour and quality.

“These Collection salads are vertically grown exclusively for Marks and Spencer’s and bring new flavours to our customers with a dramatically reduced water consumption – supporting our Plan A goal to reach net zero by 2040 across our supply chain.”

Grown in a fully controlled environment, the new salad leaves are harvested using advanced robotics, use up to 96 per cent less water, around 97 per cent less fertiliser, and contain no pesticides.

The environmental controls also allow the salads to be harvested “at the perfect moment for the best quality leaf,” before being packaged within 60 seconds.

This method keeps the leaves fresher for up to five days longer than the average bag of salad.

Three new varieties – Citrus Sorrel Baby Leaves, Spicy Baby Leaves, and Baby Garlic Kale – launch in M&S Food stores this week.

The vertical farming products sit alongside M&S’s Plan A for Farming, a five-year commitment launched last year to help deliver a more sustainable future for food.