8.6 The 5-year financial record for Marks & Spencer plc published in the company’s 2009 Annual Report includes the following information:

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

£m £m £m £m £m Revenue:

UK retail 8 164.3 8 309.1 7 977.5 7 275.0 7 034.7 International retail 897.8 712.9 610.6 522.7 455.8 Operating profit UK retail 755.0 1,095.9 956.7 784.5 528.0 International retail 115.7 115.4 89.2 65.6 70.1 Required: write a brief report analyzing the information in the table. (Note: it will be helpful to calculate operating profit as a percentage of sales.)