{"id":5927,"date":"2019-01-02T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/john-lewis-christmas-eve-sales-end-year-with-a-boost\/"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T13:02:11","slug":"john-lewis-christmas-eve-sales-end-year-with-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/john-lewis-christmas-eve-sales-end-year-with-a-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lewis Christmas Eve sales end year with a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Retail chain John Lewis Partnership saw an 11% rise in sales in the last week of 2018 compared with a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The partnership includes both John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets.<\/p>\n

John Lewis reported very strong sales on Christmas Eve itself – which was included in the last week of trading – as customers bought last-minute gifts.<\/p>\n

Waitrose sales provided most of the year-end boost, rising 19.2% on the same week a year ago.<\/p>\n

Gift food sales at John Lewis doubled, while beauty and well-being products saw a 25% increase.<\/p>\n

However, in the previous week, ending on 22 December, sales across the partnership fell 4.8%. Its financial year so far has seen sales remain flat in both Waitrose and John Lewis.<\/p>\n

A Waitrose spokesperson said: “As always at this time of year, our sales figures are heavily distorted by the fall of Christmas and New Year. Both these weekly performances were in line with expectations.”<\/p>\n

The final week also saw the start of some clearance sales. John Lewis said that electrical and home technology sales rose 3.1%, with Apple products performing particularly well and communication technology products also up.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, in the middle of the holiday week, sales of Waitrose’s fresh and frozen food did well, rising 22% on the same period last year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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