Company Earnings UpdateMarks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) 1Q18 Update: Retailer Slows Rate of Decline in Clothing Coresight Research July 12, 2017 Executive Summary Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported UK Clothing and Home comparable sales fell 1.2% in 1Q18. This compared to a 5.9% slump in 4Q17. The company posted a 0.1% fall in UK Food comps in 1Q18, versus a 2.1% fall in the previous quarter. Total group sales were up 2.7% in 1Q18, helped by openings of new UK Food stores and the beneficial impact of exchange rates on international sales. 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: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 10: US Store Openings Exceed 2,0006.18 Shopping Festival Helps Lift Consumer Sentiment After Recent Lows: China Consumer Survey InsightsAnalyst Corner: US Grocery Real Estate—The Great Divide in 2025, with Sujeet NaikHigh-Income Consumers’ Sentiment Soars Ahead; Plus, Home and Home-Improvement Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey Insights