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Marks and Spencer Group plc
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Overview ………………………………………………. 4
Key Facts……………………………………………………………… 4
SWOT Analysis …………………………………………………….. 5
Marks and Spencer Group plc
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
Company Overview
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Marks and Spencer is one of the UKs leading retailers of clothing, foods, home ware
and financial services, serving 10 million customers a week in over 300 UK stores.
The company used to trade in over 25 countries worldwide. However, it has been
forced to divest much of its overseas operations, including US clothing retailer Brooks
Brothers, to secure the viability of its core domestic business. Marks and Spencer is
headquartered in London, UK.
For the year ended March 2003, M&S posted a turnover of $13,219 million (8,077.2
