MORE than £400 million was added to the market value of Marks & Spencer after its shares rose 6.9%, despite attempts by Qatar to distance itself from reports it is considering a bid for the retailer.
Nine years after M&S saw off a £9.1 billion takeover attempt by Top Shop owner Sir Philip Green, analysts now regard the UK's biggest clothing retailer as "in play" after a succession of poor results.
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