Sales soar at John Lewis
The group said sales topped £63 million, a record for a week in March and 20.9 per cent higher than the equivalent week last year.
Paula Nickolds, buying director for John Lewis’ home division, said: “The week saw the build-up for Mother’s Day, with some excellent promotional displays in store and online showing off the best of our gifting assortments across categories.”
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Hide AdShe said the launch of the i-pad also boosted sales after the group “worked hard” to ensure it was well stocked with the new devices.
The online store once more led the way, with sales up 58.2 per cent year-on-year, but the Scottish stores also enjoyed sales growth.