Marks & Spencer (M&S) has released its third quarter results for the 2009/10 fiscal year, with successful trading through the Christmas period resulting in an overall group sales increase of 2.6 per cent.
UK sales grew by 2.3 per cent, according to the retailer, with food sales up by 1.3 per cent. International sales jumped 6 per cent during the three-month period, while online sales increased by 32 per cent.
'We had a good Christmas, continuing the improvements seen throughout 2009,' said group chairman Sir Stuart Rose. 'In food, we had our biggest ever Christmas fortnight, with record one-day sales of over £50m (€55.7m) on 23 December.
'We expect the trading conditions over the coming year to remain challenging as a result of continuing economic uncertainty,' Mr Rose added. 'We believe, however, that customers will continue to seek out real value and quality for which we are justly famous.'
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