LONDON -- This week, a number of fashion retailers reported first-quarter results, and they made for interesting reading. In this edition, David and Sonia look at the two sides of Marks & Spencer, the continued growth story of ASOS (ASC 1.41%), a slight slowdown in still-impressive growth for Burberry, and the latest chapter in the SuperGroup (SDRY -3.61%) story.

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