Marks & Spencer recovery set to continue

The recovery of retail chain Marks & Spencer is expected to continue next week when the high street giant publishes its results for the first half of the year.

M&S is expected to post a massive rise in pre-tax profits from £308.2m (€461.20m) in the first half of last year to between £402m (€601.57m) and £414m (€619.52m) this time around.