Given the importance of Per Una to M&S, it could have been disastrous had this happened at the current time. Even so, we wonder how long the agreement will last. Richard Ratner
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![[Marks & Spencer was among only a few retailers to make gains, closing up 2p at 382p after the chief executive Stuart Rose unveiled the group's Cardinal Place store, its first new opening in central London for over a decade.] There is little doubt that M&S will achieve top of the range estimates, even if the all-important third-quarter like-for-like sales are down 4% on non-food, ... what we worry about is the ability to grow profits. - Richard Ratner Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSaWNoYXJkIFJhdG5lciAgICA=&num=6 "[Marks & Spencer was among only a few retailers to make gains, closing up 2p at 382p after the chief executive Stuart Rose unveiled the group's Cardinal Place store, its first new opening in central London for over a decade.] There is little doubt that M&S will achieve top of the range estimates, even if the all-important third-quarter like-for-like sales are down 4% on non-food, ... what we worry about is the ability to grow profits. - Richard Ratner Quotes")
