John Lewis operations director to retire at end of May
January 18, 2019 8:46 amJohn Lewis & Partners’ operations director Dino Rocos will be retiring at the end of May after 43 years with the business. As a result, Bérangère... View Article
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John Lewis sales edged up 0.7% last week
January 15, 2019 8:33 pmThe John Lewis department store saw its sales edge up 0.7% last week against the corresponding period last year. The uplift was driven by the retailer’s... View Article
Sir Ian Cheshire steps down from Debenhams’ board
January 11, 2019 11:30 amDebenhams chairman Sir Ian Cheshire has stepped down from the department store’s board after two major shareholders voted against his re-election at its AGM. One of... View Article
Debenhams reports sales fall after ‘difficult’ Christmas
January 10, 2019 8:49 amDebenhams saw its group like-for-like sales drop by 3.4% in the six weeks to 5 January as the department store chain battled against volatile trading conditions... View Article
John Lewis sales up 11.2% in first full week of its clearance sale
January 9, 2019 8:42 amSales at the John Lewis department store chain rose by 11.2% year-on-year last week. In what was the retailer’s first full week of its clearance sale,... View Article
John Lewis sales up 4.5% last week after strong Christmas Eve trading
January 2, 2019 11:25 amThe John Lewis department store chain increased its sales by 4.5% year-on-year last week after it saw “very strong” sales on Christmas Eve and made a... View Article
John Lewis sales down 5.1% last week
December 12, 2018 9:08 amThe John Lewis & Partners department store saw its total sales decline by 5.1% year-on-year last week. The retailer said the decrease was partly due to... View Article
John Lewis department store sales down 5.9% last week
December 5, 2018 8:23 amThe John Lewis department store’s sales were down 5.9% year-on-year last week following strong Black Friday trading. Fashion sales edged down 1.8% as clothing sales in... View Article
John Lewis reports biggest ever sales week
November 28, 2018 8:54 amJohn Lewis saw its department store sales rise by 7.7% year-on-year last week in what was its biggest ever sales week. Customers took advantage of the... View Article
