High Street & online sales

Includes own-brand, plus big brands. Lots of items, but not as strong as its previous sale

M&S has launched an 'up to 50% off' sale online* and in stores, with discounts across women's, men's and kids' clothing, as well as homeware. Brands such as Monsoon, White Stuff and Nobody's Child are capped at 'up to 40% off'.

Price wise, this isn't a particularly strong M&S sale. In its June sale, own-brand items were all 50% off, but this time many items we spotted didn't have as deep a discount, with a lot around 30% off.

Could the sale boost? In June, M&S increased its own-brand sale items to 70% off, so we could see this happen again around the second week of August, but it's not guaranteed.

As it's a sale, availability of some items is likely to be limited, so go quick if there's something you're after. What's discounted in-store will of course depend on what's in stock at individual locations.

Here are a few examples we spotted on Thursday 30 July:

• Espa bergamot & jasmine body lotion, 250ml* – £13.80, was £23. Next cheapest, £16.80 at John Lewis

• Two piece pure cotton knitted outfit (2-10 years)* – £14, was £28

• Men's barrel fit trousers* – £17.50, were £25

• Regatta camilo relaxed-fit pure cotton Oxford shirt* –£17.50, was £25. CHEAPER for £14.40 at Regatta

• Strappy mini tennis dress* – £25, was £50

• Crocs kids' dragon clogs* – £19, were £39.99. Next cheapest, £27.99 at Crocs

• Monsoon floral scoop-neck midi tea dress* – £89, was £150. CHEAPER for £45 at Moonsoon

As you can see above, M&S may not always be the cheapest place to buy branded items, even in a sale, so always compare prices elsewhere.

If buying online, delivery's £3.99, or free if you're spending £60 or more. In-store click & collect is also free.

What does ‘up to 50% off' mean?

We've done some spot checks to try to establish what sort of discount you can really expect:

• Minimum discount we spotted: 30%

• Maximum discount we spotted: 50%

• Typical discount based on 30 random items: 40%

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Online, including footwear and clothing

You can find discounts of up to 50% at sportswear brand Puma* in its ongoing sale online. Delivery's £3.95. 

Items included in the sale are clearly marked and the discount will be automatically applied at the checkout, so there's no need for a code. 

As is the nature of sales, stock may be limited - so go quick if there's something you're after.