Marks & Spencer womenswear drives forecast-beating Christmas trade M&S was top performing grocer in volume growth terms over the Christmas Womenswear also smashed forecasts as the firm enters 2024 'with spring in step' By Mike Sheen Updated: 08:07 GMT, 11 January 2024 e-mail View comments Marks & Spencer Group sales beat lofty expectations over the key Christmas trading period as groceries and womenswear drove a surge in demand. The retailer's like-for-like sales soared 8.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to 30 December, as food sales growth smashed forecasts at 9.9 per cent, and food and home revenues jumped 4.8 per cent - well ahead of…
