Shore Capital : 'M&S toughed it out well'
– Shore Capital analyst, Clive Black.Against this somewhat gloomy backdrop and current situation we believe that M&S has toughed it out reasonably well. Whilst trading momentum for 2011/12 was far from stellar, the business performed robustly in clothing and general merchandising, given market conditions, while the food business did well to outperform a tough sector.
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