A fresh decline in clothing sales piled more pressure on Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland today after a Christmas beset by online delivery problems.

Marks & Spencer has reported more dire trading for its clothing division after it was beset by online delivery problems and unseasonal weather conditions.

Loss-making fashion retailer French Connection has revealed that it is saddled with a number of underperforming stores that it cannot afford to close as it reported another sales slump.

Primark/Penneys is one of Europe’s fastest growing fashion chains. And it has nothing to do with the web, says Sarah Shannon