John Lewis suffers Easter setback
The group said its department store sales, at £64.6 million, were 3.2 per cent weaker than the same week last year, when the Easter holiday afforded an extra day’s trading.
It said that judged on a two-week basis that reflects the Easter in both years, sales were up 10.5 per cent, one of the group’s strongest Easter results ever.
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Hide AdPaula Nickolds, a buying director from John Lewis’ home department, said: “The cold weather has been unhelpful for spring and summer fashion trade.”
More weather-resilient ranges such as beauty and jewellery helped make up for the weak growth in clothing over Easter.