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The John Lewis chain of department stores has reported its best-ever festive season sales results.
The company said it had sold goods worth over £100 million in four of the five weeks over the festive shopping season.
Relative sales were almost 13 per cent higher than in the same time last year, reaching £500.8 million.
The store explained [...]
16th Dec 09
John Lewis records surge in Christmas shopping
by Harry Oldfield
Indications of strong Christmas spending in the High Street have come to light as department store John Lewis reports it had set a new all-time weekly sales record.
The retailer recorded sales of £110 million in the period to Saturday, smashing records achieved last week.
Christmas gift-buying stepped up a notch, with fashion, watches and sewing machines [...]
12th Oct 09
Christmas decorations up in mall
by Katie Naylor
Christmas decorations have appeared at one of the country’s largest shopping malls – two-and-a-half months early.
The 100ft-tall Christmas decorations are already in place in the atrium at the John Lewis department store at Cribbs Causeway, in Bristol.
Over the next month rope access supervisor Rob Tucker and a team of eight will be travelling around 27 [...]
9th Jul 09
Waitrose opening first Glasgow store
by Adam Richards
www.waitrose.com
Waitrose, the UK’s up-market supermarket chain, is expanding its operations in Scotland with the opening of its first Glasgow store.
The retailer currently has two branches in the country, both of which are in Edinburgh, and were acquired in 2006 from Somerfield.
29th Jun 09
Waitrose sees jump in sales after essentials range launch
by Katie Naylor
www.waitrose.com
In the four week period to 13 June, Waitrose, the upmarket UK supermarket chain saw its sales rise by 8.4 per cent, following the introduction of its own-brand range of grocery items, according to the market research firm Nielsen.
Waitrose, which is a unit of the John Lewis retail group, launched the essentials range in March, [...]
7th May 09
John Lewis opening 30 smaller UK outlets
by Harry Oldfield
www.johnlewis.com
John Lewis, which is the largest department store chain in Britain, has announced that it will open 30 smaller outlets that specialize in electronics and home furnishings as sites available for larger stores become more difficult to find.
A retail centre on the outskirts of Poole, in south-west England, will see the first John Lewis store [...]
6th Apr 09
John Lewis reports sharp weekly sales drop
by Katie Naylor
www.johnlewis.com
The John Lewis department store chain reported that sales during the week to 21 March fell by 12.6 per cent, suggesting that the unusually good weather kept shoppers away from the stores.
The retail group, typically seen a barometer for other high street businesses, said that its weekly sales of £44.41 million were at a level [...]
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