- John Lewis fashion sales down 10% last week
- Furniture up 15.8%
- Partnership sales up 1.5% to ÂŁ199.7m
John Lewis suffered a sharp drop in fashion sales last week, but furniture and electrical sales gave the department store a boost.
The department store groupâs overall sales for the week ending April 23 rose 0.8% to ÂŁ73.7m.
But John Lewis said fashion sales during the period dropped 10%, driven by âmatching a competitorâs promotion in the same week last year and the continued cooler April weatherâ.
Sales in its home department jumped 6.3% compared to the same week last year, as furniture sales posted a 15.8% uplift.
Electricals and home technology sales climbed 9%, âthanks in part to communication technologyâ, which advanced 26.2%.
âTablets, computers and mobile phones continue to drive sales in this area,â the retailer added.
Waitrose growth
Sister retailer Waitrose finished the week with total sales of ÂŁ126m, up 1.9% year-on-year.
The grocer said the launch of its new advertising campaign âappeared to have a positive effect on salesâ.
Cut flower sales spiked 20%, while counter meat and fish sales increased 12% following the screening of its new adverts, which features live footage from its dairy farm near Newbury.
Waitrose Cellar sales grew 53% for the week compared to last year, while the Queenâs birthday celebrations boosted cake sales, which were up 11%, the grocer said.
The John Lewis Partnershipâs overall sales for the week grew 1.5% to ÂŁ199.7m.
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