Tag Archives: small electricals

Sirius Buying Group, major buying group in the electrical appliance and kitchen retail sectors, predicts a kitchen renaissance in 2022-3, as the kitchen market bounces back following record movement in the residential sector. Managing director at Sirius, Steve Jones says: “We have been closely tracking the latest forecasts so we …

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners were down 2.3% last week (to Saturday November 9) on the same week last year – but customers enjoyed shopping promotions across lighting, fashion and beauty, according to the department store group’s shop trade director Maggie Porteous. She said: “Fashion sales were up …

Total sales for John Lewis last week (to Saturday July 14) were down 6.2%. The department store group’s director of merchandising operations Jon Williams said the continued hot weather and sporting events impacted performance. Home sales were down 11%. However, Jon noted that summer merchandise had “a strong week, seeing sales …

Total sales at John Lewis last week (to Saturday July 7) were down 0.3% on last year. The department store group’s operations director Dino Rocos said the result was impacted by two factors: “the very hot weather and the World Cup”. Dino noted that Home sales were down 8.4% but …

Total sales for John Lewis last week (to Saturday March 10) were up 11.6%, mainly due to gifting as a result of Mother’s Day on Sunday March 11 falling two weeks earlier compared with last year. Home sales climbed 3.9%, with gifting, cook and dine sales up 35.2%, as customers …

Total sales for John Lewis for last week (to Saturday February 10) were up 1.7% on last year. The department store chain’s director of retail operations development Simon Russell said Home sales were down 6.3%, although Outdoor Living had “a positive start to the season”. Upholstery also had a “solid …

Total sales for John Lewis fell 0.5% to £96.2 million last week (to Saturday June 24) compared with last year, due to the timing of its Clearance sale. The department store group’s director of shop trade Maggie Porteous said EHT (Electricals & Home Technology) sales for the week were strong, …

Total sales for John Lewis for the week ending Saturday (May 27) were £76.2m, down 5.6% on last year. The department store group’s director of merchandising operations Jon Williams commented that while Home sales were down 4.8%, the warmer weather resulted in record BBQ sales and a record week for …