BUZZ-Next and M&S: poor run into Christmas continues

** Next (Other OTC: NXGPY - news) and Marks & Spencer (Other OTC: MAKSF - news) continue to see share price weakness into the Christmas break, with brokers painting a gloomy picture for festive sales

** Nomura cuts price targets on both stocks, pointing to poor November sales data

** Adds adverse weather likely to impact FY EPS

** Cut follows similar action on M&S by RBC (Other OTC: RBCI - news) on Monday, citing a likely slowdown in end-of-year sales

** Next, which has been one of the FTSE 100's most consistent performers in the last three years, down 9.5 pct in the last three weeks - its worst such run since August 2011

** M&S down 12.7 pct over the same period, its worst run since November 2010

** Next releases trading update on Jan 5, M&S Jan 7

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)