M&S enjoy a 'good Christmas'

Marks & Spencer today said it had a “good Christmas” as it posted a rise in sales over the festive period.

Like-for-like sales rose 6.7% for the seven weeks to January 11, with food sales up 3.9% and clothing and other sales rising 8.5%.

Chief executive Roger Holmes said: “We had a good Christmas, building on our strong performance last year, as customers have appreciated the improvements in our offer.

“We have now achieved five consecutive quarters of strong clothing sales growth and delivered further gains in market share this quarter, with food and home also performing well.”