Number of Marks & Spencer stores 2010-2021, by region
Marks & Spencer is one of the UK’s leading retail groups with a combined focus on clothing and food, and it operates both internationally and across the United Kingdom (UK). As shown in this statistic, unlike the growing number of UK stores, the number of international Marks & Spencer stores remain level with minor fluctuations. A similar trend is also present in the revenue figures from its international and UK-based operations.
Grocery ahead of clothing retail
As of March 2019, Marks and Spencer’s food segment has the largest share in the company’s sales revenue. Over the past five-year period, the balance between Marks and Spencer’s food and clothing business has turned in favor of food. As its grocery market business outweighed general merchandise retail, Marks and Spencer ranked as one of the most popular supermarkets amongst UK consumers in 2018.
Clothing and home retail go down
By contrast, the revenue Marks and Spencer generated from clothing and home decreased considerably over time. Since 2009, M&S’s clothing and home revenue experienced a drop by 10 percent, amounting to 3741.1 million British pounds in 2018.
Grocery ahead of clothing retail
As of March 2019, Marks and Spencer’s food segment has the largest share in the company’s sales revenue. Over the past five-year period, the balance between Marks and Spencer’s food and clothing business has turned in favor of food. As its grocery market business outweighed general merchandise retail, Marks and Spencer ranked as one of the most popular supermarkets amongst UK consumers in 2018.
Clothing and home retail go down
By contrast, the revenue Marks and Spencer generated from clothing and home decreased considerably over time. Since 2009, M&S’s clothing and home revenue experienced a drop by 10 percent, amounting to 3741.1 million British pounds in 2018.
