British retailer M&S releases interim results, declares dividend
08 Nov '05
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Leading British retailer Marks & Spencer Plc announced interim results 26 weeks ended 1 October 2005. Paul Myners, Chairman, commented “The Company has made progress in a difficult environment. The Board is proposing an interim dividend of 4.8p, representing a 4.3 percent increase on last year.
Marks & Spencer is the largest clothing retailer in the UK and has stores in 600 locations worldwide spanning 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was founded in 1894 by Michael Marks & Tom Spencer and today has annual sales of over 7.9 billion, over 60,000 employees worldwide and 15 million customers per week.