Online issues hit M&S clothing sales

Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland blamed website teething problems today as the chain’s homeware and clothing division registered its 12th quarter in a row of declining sales.

The general merchandise arm posted a 1.5% fall in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to June 28 – making it three straight years of quarterly declines for the division – while food grew like-for-like sales by 1.7%.