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‘Good week’ for cooking and dining sales at John Lewis

Total sales for John Lewis for the week ending last Saturday (May 6) reached £82.8 million: up 2.3% on last year. The department store group’s director of online product Sienna Veit said Home sales were down 0.1%, as warmer weather this time in 2016 significantly drove sales of outdoor living …

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John Lewis named best UK homewares retailer in GlobalData’s 2017 Customer Satisfaction Awards

John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and AO.com dominated proceedings at GlobalData’s 2017 Customer Satisfaction Awards, held on April 27 at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London. Maureen Hinton, global research director at GlobalData Retail, said: “The top three winners prove that consumers respond well to retailers that make customers the …

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Weekly Home sales at John Lewis down 7%

Total sales at John Lewis for last week (to Saturday April 29) were £83.1 million: down 1.8% year on year, due to ‘annualising of strong price match promotions’ in the same week last year. The department store group’s fashion director Christine Kasoulis said Home sales were down 7.2% on last …

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John Lewis launches National Treasures campaign

John Lewis revealed details of a summer-long campaign celebrating ‘the nation’s favourite things, pastimes and quirks’ yesterday (Wednesday 26 April). Running until Sunday August 20, ‘National Treasures’ aims to ‘shine a spotlight on the best of British life, design and culture’. It will include a ‘Summer Season’ series of events and …

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Home sales down 5% at John Lewis

Total sales for John Lewis totalled £74.9m last week (to Saturday April 22), up 1.6% year-on-year. The department store group’s online trade director Mark Felix commented: “Sales were still impacted by the fall of Easter this year compared with last. The majority of John Lewis shops were shut on Easter …

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Cooking and dining sales up 16% at John Lewis

Total sales for John Lewis for last week (to Saturday April 15) rose 11.7% to £84.1m, boosted by the timing of Easter. Home sales for the week were up 11.1%. The department store group‘s director of retail operations development Simon Russell said seasonal gift food drove this increase, with sales …

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John Lewis names branch manager for new Oxford shop

John Lewis has taken the next step towards opening its first ever shop in Oxford by announcing the appointment of long-standing employee Julie Blake as branch manager. Julie will be responsible for the overall success of the 120,000sq ft store, which opens in October 24 alongside other shops in the …

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Outdoor living sales up 92% at John Lewis

John Lewis sales for last week (to Saturday April 8) were up 3.5% year-on-year at £82 million. S The department store group’s operations director Dino Rocos said sales were influenced by the warmer weather, as well as the ongoing impact of Easter falling at a different time. In Home, sales …

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John Lewis offers ‘home refresher’ courses at Easter

Department store group John Lewis is hosting complimentary ‘masterclasses’ on ‘how to refresh your home for under £50’ in 46 of its shops over the Easter weekend. The masterclasses will run on Good Friday (April 14), Saturday (April 15) and Easter Monday (April 17). Hosted by the retailer’s home design …

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John Lewis to spend £24 million on Edinburgh branch

Department store group John Lewis has announced details of a £24 million investment and refurbishment of its 160,000sq ft Edinburgh store. The spend will fund improvements throughout the branch including a new, additional shopping floor, new tech product area and new café. The investment is also financing a reconfiguration of …

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