Marks & Spencer to return £2.3bn to shareholders

Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to return £2.3bn to shareholders in a share buy-back scheme. The retailer also reported that UK sales for the ten weeks ending September 18 were down by 5.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to return &£2.3bn to shareholders in a share buy-back scheme. The retailer also reported that UK sales for the ten weeks ending September 18 were down by 5.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.

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