John Lewis sees 'excellent sales' over Xmas
John Lewis sees 'excellent sales' over Xmas
Tuesday 5th January 2010
UK department store John Lewis has announced today it saw its best-ever Christmas sales in 2009.The retailer said in the five weeks to January 2nd, total sales were up 15.8 per cent on 2008, hitting £500.8 million, and like-for-like sales were up 12.7 per cent.
Over the same period, fashion sales, including beauty, were 22 per cent up, home was 19.6 per cent up whilst electricals and home technology increased by 11.4 per cent.
John Lewis said the seasonal success was "echoed" at its sister store Waitrose, which saw a sales increase of 20.8 per cent for the trading week ending on Boxing Day, compared to the same week last year.
Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis, said: "We have seen excellent sales during Christmas and clearance. Customers have responded extremely well to our offer and are clearly motivated by inspiring products, great value and exceptional service. The five-week period has seen a number of records broken.
"Sales surpassed the £100 million milestone on four separate weeks (the most recent being week ending January 2nd 2010), and we beat our previous biggest ever week from 2007 in early December. As the year progresses we expect to see a long slow recovery, with the retailers who continue to focus on giving customers what they want prospering."
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