LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Barratt Progress; M&S Clothing's Virus Hit
LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Barratt Progress; M&S Clothing's Virus Hit

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Barratt Progress; M&S Clothing's Virus Hit
(Adds detail)LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer on Friday reported another big fall in clothing and homewares sales in its Christmas quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit demand and restrictions to stem the spread of the virus closed stores...
* Clothing and home sales down 25.1% in its third quarter* Food sales in the quarter rise 2.2%* Latest lockdown in Britain to hurt store sales further* Progress in clothing makeover concealed by COVID-19 (Adds detail)By James DaveyLONDON, Jan 8 (Reu...
* Clothing and home sales down 25.1% in its third quarter* Food sales in the quarter rise 2.2%* M&S says near term trading "very challenging"* Says progress with turnaround masked by COVID-19 effects* Shares down 2.3%, down 29% on year (Adds detail,...
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain's Marks & Spencer on Friday reported another big fall in clothing and homewares sales in its Christmas quarter, hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic hitting demand and restrictions to stem the virus closing stores.Marks...
(Sharecast News) - Food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer reported a fall third quarter revenue as it warned the latest UK Covid lockdown would hit sales and the Brexit trade deal "significantly impact" some of its European operations.
By James DaveyLONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - More than 50 British retailers, including Tesco and Marks & Spencer, face potential tariffs for re-exporting goods to the European Union, their trade body said on Thursday, amid warnings this could make Bri...
(Adds aisles also empty in M&S stores in Belfast, Galway; Sainsbury's forced to replace some product lines)By Padraic HalpinDUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said Britain's withdrawal from European Union trade rules last w...
By Kieran GuilbertLONDON, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became one of the first major brands to back a drive to stop forced labour in cotton and garment sourcing from China's Xinjiang region.M&S...
DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said Britain's withdrawal from European Union trade rules last week was responsible for near-empty fresh-food aisles at some of its Irish stores on Wednesday.Aisles selling fruit and veget...
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PRESS: Marks & Spencer Nears Deal To Buy Jaeger Fashion Brand
(Sharecast News) - Marks & Spencer is reported to be close to buying Jaeger, the loss-making fashion brand hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
(Updates with comments from customer, details)PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said new trade rules in place since Britain left the European Union were delaying deliveries of some fresh food to its stores in France, where ...
PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said new trade rules in place since Britain left the European Union were delaying deliveries of some fresh food to its stores in France, where at least three branches had empty shelves on ...