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About 80 leading retail analysts and investors will gather in west London this week for an
update on Marks & Spencer's progress and plans.
The event, which is being hosted at a fake store in White City used for staff training and testing new store layouts, is described by one analyst invited as "a bit of a marathon". It starts at midday and includes an afternoon seminar and dinner with senior executives. Investors will be given presentations from clothing head Kate Bostock, finance director Ian Dyson and food boss John Dixon, regarded as the internal candidates for the post of chief executive next year when executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose moves to a non-executive role next year.
Investors are known to favour an external appointment, while Rose – who recently said the trio's presentations would be like an "M&S has got talent" contest – is thought to prefer one of his lieutenants.
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