Marks & Spencer profit fall shows retail pain

LONDON (Reuters) - Marks &amp; Spencer posted a 10 percent drop in first-half profit after second-quarter underlying sales fell for the first time in two years, underscoring the pressure on UK consumers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/19e8c283/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Marks+%26+Spencer+profit+fall+shows+retail+pain&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2Fuk-marksspencer-idUKTRE7A708620111108%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Marks+%26+Spencer+profit+fall+shows+retail+pain&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2Fuk-marksspencer-idUKTRE7A708620111108%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097753724/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19e8c283/kg/294/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097753724/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19e8c283/kg/294/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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