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Marc Bolland will step down as the boss of retailer Marks & Spencer in April, bringing an end to a turbulent tenure in which he modernised the 132-year-old British institution, but failed to bring its clothing back into fashion.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc said it will begin its first stock buyback program since 2008 as the UK retailer charts a recovery after three years of declining earnings.

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Marks & Spencer Group Plc said its long- awaited return to clothing sales growth was partly down to a new suede skirt — that hasn’t even gone on sale yet.

Marks & Spencer said sales at its general-merchandise unit rose for the first time since 2011 as the U.K.’s largest clothing retailer recovered from difficulties at its new distribution center over Christmas.

The arrival over the last 20 years of fast, cheap fashion at one end of the market and affordable luxury at the other has left M&S struggling to recapture its universal appeal.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc reported sinking revenue of non-food items as the U.K.’s largest clothing retailer experienced delays in fulfilling online orders at the busiest time of the year.