File photo dated 9/1/13 of a Marks and Spencer store sign. M&S boss Marc Bolland will come under more pressure today when the chain reveals another quarter of falling sales in its clothing division. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday April 10, 2014. The update means the chief executive, appointed in May 2010, has overseen nearly three straight years of declining quarterly like-for-like sales in M&S's general merchandise arm - which includes fashion as well as homewares. See PA story CITY Marks. Photo credit should read: Tim Ireland/PA Wire
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Marks & Spencer's turnaround hopes were lifted today after sales figures showed the green shoots of recovery in its struggling fashion business.
The retail chain said clothing sales rose 0.6% on an underlying basis in the 13 weeks to March 29, driven by "clear signs of improvement" in womenswear following last autumn's relaunch of its M&S Collection.
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