Company Earnings UpdateMarks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) 3Q19 Update: A Weak Quarter for Food and Clothing Alike Coresight Research January 11, 2019 Executive Summary Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported another weak quarter, with comparable sales down 2.4% in Clothing and Home and down 2.1% in Food. Management attributed the declines in Clothing and Home partly to lower footfall. Planned reductions in inventory levels resulted in a 25% reduction in the volume of stock going into the December sale. Management attributed the decline in Food to price investment and a transition to from promotions to lower prices. Nevertheless, comp growth in Food was still ahead of analyst expectations. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Retail-Tech Landscape: Retail MediaRolling Metric Sentiment Declined This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 36, 2025—InfographicSeasonal Shopping, 3Q25—Expectations for the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Amazon Prime Day: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraHigh Income Consumers’ Sentiment Improves; Government Shutdown Impacting Shoppers: US Consumer Survey Insights
