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Total sales for John Lewis & Partners were down 6.8% last week (to Saturday November 17) on the same week last year. The department store group’s digital director Sienne Veit said: “It was a week of two halves. Early in the week sales continued to be impacted by the mild …

John Lewis & Partners launched its 2018 Christmas advertising campaign, entitled The Boy & The Piano, today (Thursday 15 November) at 8am. The ad tells how one gift inspired and influenced the course of a little boy’s life. That little boy just happens to be English singer, pianist, and composer …

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners were down 8.3% last week (to Saturday November 10). The department store group’s operations director Dino Rocos blamed the performance on “unseasonably mild weather and the fact we were price-matching a competitor this time last year”. Dino said: “Home sales were down 11.2%, …

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners were up 1.4% last week (to Saturday November 3) on the same week last year. The department store group‘s head of shop trade for London and the East Liz Mihell said: “Overall, Home sales were up 0.8%. Furniture and Flooring sales were up …

Total sales for John Lewis & Partners were up 0.3% last week (to Saturday October 27). The department store group’s director of operations development Simon Russell said: “Home was down 5.8% although filled bedding saw an uplift of 5% driven by the cooler weather. Decorative bedding also had a good …

John Lewis & Partners has released its annual retail report that takes a look at how we ‘shop, live and look’ in 2018. The findings are based on the department store group’s shopping data from August 2017 to September 2018. Trading director Simon Coble said: “It’s fascinating to see what …

Total sales for John Lewis & Partners were down 1.2% last week (to Saturday October 20) compared with the same week last year. Jon Williams, director of merchandising operations for the department store group, said: “Overall Home sales were down 4.9%. However, sales of fitted furniture were up 38% and …

Total sales for John Lewis & Partners last week (to Saturday October 13) were down 2.3% compared with the same week last year. The department store group’s trading director Simon Coble said: “Home sales were down 6.2%, but [own-brand] House performed well with sales up 4.4%. [Exclusive gifting collection] ‘Find …

Total sales for John Lewis & Partners were up 0.1% last week (to Saturday October 6) compared with the same week last year. The department store group’s customer director Craig Inglis said: “Home sales were down 6.5%. However, we saw an increase in customers committing to future purchases of sofas …

Department store group John Lewis & Partners has announced the expansion of its partnership with homeware and fashion retailer Anthropologie. Following the successful launch of Anthropologie’s tableware and home accessories, Autumn/Winter sees the introduction of textiles to the collection. Described as ‘a covetable mix of classic pieces, new seasonal designs …