M&S Irish stores ‘performing well’

THE Irish operations of British retailer Marks & Spencer have performed strongly in the past six months, the company said yesterday.

Announcing group first-half profits yesterday the retailer said its five Irish stores in Dublin and Cork have continued to perform well.

“The stores in the Republic of Ireland have performed ahead of last year and the performance of the first Simply Food store in Ireland has been encouraging,” the retailer said in a statement.