{"id":160719,"date":"2019-01-02T11:48:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T11:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/john-lewis-posts-strong-sales-over-christmas-week\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:54:33","slug":"john-lewis-posts-strong-sales-over-christmas-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/john-lewis-posts-strong-sales-over-christmas-week\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lewis posts strong sales over Christmas week"},"content":{"rendered":"
John Lewis achieved strong performance over Christmas week (from 22-29 December) with sales up 4.5% year-on-year.<\/strong><\/p>\n The department store said it had enjoyed particularly strong sales on Christmas Eve<\/strong> (which fell on a Monday) and \"a confident start to Clearance sales both online and in shops\".<\/p>\n Fashion performed positively with sales up 10.7%<\/strong> (up 3.5% overall to week 22 in the retailer's financial year) with\u00a0strong sales in women\u2019s cashmere, up 10%, and women\u2019s accessories, up 21.5%.<\/p>\n Home sales were down -2.3%<\/strong> on last year however Gift Cook and Dine had \"a great week\", up 25%, as shoppers bought last minute Christmas gifts. Gift food was also up 103%.<\/p>\n Electrical and Home Technology sales were up 3.1%<\/strong> as customers took advantage of the start of Clearance, with Apple performing particularly well and communication technology products also up.<\/p>\n A fuller picture of how the partnership performed over the festive period in general will be revealed when it posts figures for the six weeks to 29 December on 10 January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":132735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10585,6,10494],"tags":[13617,7938,4503],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n