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Christmas Trading Results
Marks and Spencer Group PLC reported solid Christmas trading for the 13 weeks to December 27, 2025, with total sales reaching £4,993 million, a 24.2% increase, driven by strong Food sales which grew 6.6% to £2,719 million with like-for-like growth of 5.6%, achieving a record market share of 4.0%. Fashion, Home & Beauty sales saw a slight decrease of 2.5% to £1,273 million, with like-for-like sales down 2.9%, though online performance improved. International sales rose 0.9% to £158 million, and Ocado Retail sales increased by 13.7%. The company maintained its full-year guidance, focusing on accelerating its reshaping strategy with continued investment in value, quality, and customer experience. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nMARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC\nCHRISTMAS TRADING - 13 WEEKS TO 27 DECEMBER 2025\n\"RESHAPING M&S FOR GROWTH DELIVERS A SOLID CHRISTMAS\"\n \n\n\n\n\nThird quarter sales\n \n\n\n£m\n\n\nTotal Sales1\n%\n\n\nLike-for-Like (LFL)%\n\n\n\n\nFood2\n\n\n2,719\n\n\n6.6\n\n\n5.6\n\n\n\n\nFashion, Home & Beauty\n\n\n1,273\n\n\n(2.5)\n\n\n(2.9)\n\n\n\n\nInternational\n\n\n158\n\n\n0.9\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOcado Retail3\n\n\n843\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroup2\n\n\n4,993\n\n\n24.2\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGroup exc. Ocado Retail\n\n\n4,150\n\n\n3.3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n1 Food, Fashion, Home & Beauty and Ocado Retail at reported sales. International and Group sales at constant currency. Results of the Channel Islands have been reclassified from International to be reported within either Food or Fashion, Home & Beauty.\n2 Food and Group sales growth excludes Gist third party sales in the current and prior year and direct sales to Ocado Retail in the prior year which are now eliminated on consolidation.\n3 Ocado Retail was consolidated by M&S from 6 April 2025, so for statutory purposes there is no prior year comparative. Comparative year-on-year trading performance has been included in the commentary below for the 13 weeks to 28 December 2025.\nStuart Machin, Chief Executive said: \"A record number of customers shopped M&S this Christmas. From the festive food shop, to picking up party outfits and gifts, millions more trusted M&S to deliver the family Christmas. \nFood sales were strong and the business continues to outperform, hitting a new market share milestone in the period. We are the UK's fastest growing grocer for families, reflecting our investment in value and core family staples, and demonstrating progress in our journey to become a shopping list retailer. \nFashion, Home & Beauty is getting back on track as we work through the tail end of recovery. Sales overall were slightly down but online performance continued to improve as digital sales recovered. We planned a bigger Sale this year, with strong sell-through already making way for our new season lines. \nWe enter this new calendar year full of ambition and laser focused on our plan to reshape M&S for further growth. In Food, we have even more first to market innovation coming and further investment in quality and price. And i...