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John Lewis operations officer Dino Rocos to retire

John Lewis & Partners has announced that its partner and operations director, Dino Rocos, is to retire at the end of May 2019 after 43 years in the business. From the end of January until then he will report to group finance director for the John Lewis partnership, Patrick Lewis, and will be leading the company’s ongoing work on its future...

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John Lewis posts 4.9 percent increase in weekly fashion sales

Total sales at John Lewis, the company said in a statement, were up 0.7 percent for the week ending January 12, 2019, on last year driven by customers continuing to shop clearance offers and beginning to shop Spring/Summer ranges. Fashion sales during the week were up 4.9 percent. The company added that womenswear accessories had a particularly...

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John Lewis may not pay staff bonus as profits take a hit

John Lewis & Partners said in a statement that the company outperformed the market; with strong trading in fashion, particularly in womenswear and beauty over the seven weeks to January 5, 2019. However the company also warned on lower profit expectation for the year. The company’s Chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield also said that for the first time,...

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John Lewis reports 20.4 percent jump in weekly fashion sales

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners, the company said in a statement, were up 11.2 percent for the week ending January 5, 2019, on last year, in what was the first full week of clearance. The company added that fashion sales were up 20.4 percent for the week under review. While menswear witnessed the biggest increase on last year with sales up...

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Women's fashion drives weekly fashion sales at John Lewis

Total sales at John Lewis, the company said in a statement, were up 4.5 percent for the week ending December 29, 2018. Driven by strong sales on Christmas Eve and a confident start to clearance sales both online and in shops. The company added that fashion sales were up 10.7 percent on last year, with strong sales in women’s cashmere, up 10...

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John Lewis’ clothing price cut pays off

New York - The British department store announced earlier this year its plans to cut down the price of its clothing range. That markdown included bestsellers such as some women winter coats from its AW18 Collection which are now available for half its original price. Driven by heavy discounts and promotions, the department store group reported a...

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John Lewis weekly fashion sales jump 9.3 percent

Total sales for the week ending December 15, 2018, John Lewis & Partners said in a statement, were up 1.8 percent on the same week last year. The company’s fashion sales increased 9.3 percent boosted by price matching competitor promotions. The company added that sales of beauty, wellbeing and leisure were up 15.7 percent across the week, and...

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Warm winter hits weekly fashion sales at John Lewis

Total sales at John Lewis, the company said in a statement, for the week to December 8, 2018, were down 5.1 percent, partly due to a reduction in promotional activity compared to the same period last year. Fashion sales were down 6.8 percent, with the mild weather continuing to affect cold weather categories. However, John Lewis said, womenswear...

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John Lewis: Weekly fashion sales down 1.8 percent

John Lewis & Partners said in a statement that total sales for the week ending November 29, were down 5.9 percent on the same period last year following a strong Black Friday week. The company added that fashion sales were down 1.8 percent, with cold weather categories affected by the mild weather. Beauty, wellbeing & leisure sales were up 1.5...

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Black Friday deals boost weekly fashion sales at John Lewis

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners for the week ending November 24, 2018, were up 7.7 percent on the same week as last year, making it the biggest sales week in the company’s history. Fashion sales for the week under review were up 13.1 percent primarily driven by Black Friday promotions on branded items but the company also saw strong growth...

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John Lewis posts marginal drop in weekly fashion sales

For the week ending November 17, 2018, total sales at John Lewis & Partners were down 6.8 percent on the same week last year. Fashion sales were down 0.9 percent impacted by the weather but were significantly boosted on the last two days of the week by a combination of price matching and beauty offers. The company said in a statement that it was...

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John Lewis posts 11.1 percent drop in weekly fashion sales

Total sales at John Lewis for the week ending November 10, 2018 were down 8.3 percent, which the company said was due to unseasonably mild weather and since the company was price matching a competitor this time last year. Fashion sales were down 11.1 percent as the mild temperatures impacted cold weather sales. The company added that sales of...