London – November 14, 2011 – Endeca Technologies, Inc., an agile information management software company, announced today Marks and Spencer, Plc (M&S), one of the UK’s leading retailers, has selected Endeca InFront™ including search and merchandising technologies, to support the growth of its international multi-channel business.

M&S, which sells high quality, great value clothing, home products and outstanding quality food to 21 million customers across the UK and in 42 territories globally, is looking to become a leading international multi-channel retailer.  M&S is deploying a new platform that will support this goal by allowing it to innovate faster, deliver best in class capabilities and enable a truly multi-channel customer experience which is seamless and consistent.

“We were looking for a partner with a scalable solution for search and merchandising that would support our company’s international growth while giving our marketers and merchandisers greater oversight and control over the customer experience,” said David Walmsley, director of multichannel development at M&S. “Endeca will enable us to deliver a superior multi-channel shopping experience for our customers.”   

M&S chose the Endeca InFront Suite due to its best in class functionality and its focus on providing the business control to manage the customer experience across all channels to drive agility and innovation.

“Customers don’t think in terms of channels; they think brand and they expect to interact with their favourite brands at their convenience across physical and digital touchpoints,” said Andrew Webb eBusiness strategist at Endeca.  “Endeca is excited to partner with M&S to deliver a seamless multi-channel experience for its customers.”