1. Department: Consumer Durables

M&S profits hit 10 year high

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Two years into its plan to ‘Reshape for Growth’, Marks and Spencer has posted its highest profit in more than a decade. As a result of its revived food and clothing divisions, the retailer posted a profit before tax and adjusted items of £716m for…

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