Marshalls plc announced sales results for the four months ended October 31, 2020. Trading since the half year, has continued to improve and in the 4 months ended 31 October 2020, Group sales have returned to the same level as 2019 on a like for like basis. The trend of sales growth has continued to increase during this period and, on a like for like basis, Group sales in October 2020 were up 5% compared with the equivalent prior year period. The key drivers of this growth have been continued strong demand in the Domestic end market, a return to more normal levels of trading in the Public Sector and Commercial end market and continued strong growth in the International market. For the 4-month period ended 31 October 2020, sales to the Domestic end market were up 10% on a like for like basis compared with the prior year. For the 4-month period ended 31 October 2020, sales in the Public Sector and Commercial end market were 6% down compared with 2019, on a like for like basis, which is a significant improvement compared with the first six months of the year when sales were down 28%. For the 4-month period ended 31 October 2020, sales in the International business increased by 22% compared with the prior year, on a like for like basis, supported by continuing strong sales from Marshalls NV in Belgium.