Marks & Spencer suffers sales fall in 'mixed' Christmas trading in UK

Retail giant Marks & Spencer has revealed "mixed" festive trading in the UK after another steep fall in sales in its embattled clothing arm and disappointing trading in its food halls.

Marks & Spencer suffers sales fall in 'mixed' Christmas trading in UK

Retail giant Marks & Spencer has revealed "mixed" festive trading in the UK after another steep fall in sales in its embattled clothing arm and disappointing trading in its food halls.

The high street bellwether blamed a tough October for a 2.8% fall in like-for-like clothing and home sales over the 13 weeks to December 30, while it said "ongoing under-performance" in its food arm saw sales fall 0.4%.

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