Year-on-year sales rise at John Lewis
The employee-owned firm said sales totalled 165.6 million pounds. A week-on-week decline of 11.8 per cent reflected the previous week’s record-breaking numbers on the back of the “Black Friday”, November 27, promotional day.
John Lewis is the only major British retailer to publish weekly sales data, providing the most up-to-date snapshot of shopping trends.
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However, data showed British retail sales grew at the weakest pace for any November since 2011 as hopes of an industry-wide boost from Black Friday discounts fell flat.