John Lewis saw a quieter trade last week against a backdrop of changeable weather with total sales edging up by 0.6% year-on-year while online sales climbed by 6.4%.
Sales at the shops were down overall, but the Heathrow, York and Exeter stores delivered strong increases of 24.4%, 11.5% and 9.3% respectively.
Home sales rose by 2.9% with uplifts across all product categories and home accessories achieved the biggest year-on-year growth. Electricals and home technology sales were also up 1.7% which was boosted by buoyant trade in the communication technology category.
Fashion sales fell by 2.3%, countered by a stand-out performance in beauty, wellbeing and leisure as customers were inspired by the retailer’s Re:new All campaign.
