Company Earnings UpdateMarks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) 1H19 Results: Food Underperforms, Clothing Improves; Company Beats Bottom-Line Expectations Coresight Research November 8, 2018 Executive Summary In 1H19, Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported a slightly improved performance in its UK Clothing & Home segment, as it seeks to reshape its clothing offering with streamlined ranges that will help it to recapture family-lifestage shoppers. The UK Food segment turned in a disappointingly deep fall in comparable sales, impacted by a pivot away from promotions in favor of lower prices. Adjusted pretax profit was up 2.0% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of £200.5 million. 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: US Grocery Retailing—Real Estate Insights: Value and Specialty Grocers Drive Polarized ExpansionHoliday 2025 Survey Insights: Government Shutdown Impacts One-Third of Holiday ShoppersSentiment; Tariff Perceptions; Inflation Reactions—Taking the Consumer Pulse on Essentials: US Consumer Survey InsightsUS Store Tracker Extra, September 2025: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Alimentation Couche-Tard Add 3+ Million Square Feet to Total Opened Retail Space
