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John Lewis posts 4.8 percent rise in weekly fashion sales

By Prachi Singh

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For the week ending March 18, 2017, John Lewis reported sales of 75.3million pounds (93 million dollars), 0.4 percent on last year. Fashion segment witnessed a strong week with sales rising 4.8 percent, with beauty, wellbeing & leisure up 11 percent, reflecting strong sales in beauty products ahead of Mother's Day this weekend.

The company said, trade continues to be influenced by the different fall of key seasonal events such as Mother's Day and Easter. In time for the Spring Equinox, warm weather clothing overtook cold weather assortments for the first time this year, added John Lewis and womenswear was up 5 percent.

Home sales were however down 1.6 percent on last year, as the company attributes this fall to strong sales from Easter which took place this time last year. The effect was felt particularly in gift food and seasonal products at John Lewis. Gifts in home were up 13.7 percent, also supported by Mother's Day event.

In EHT sales were down 2 percent, impacted by annualising strong sales from last year on small electrical items such as Nutribullet. audio and connect home and mobile the company’s strongest areas of growth in EHT.

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