John Lewis Easter leap
EMPLOYEE-owned John Lewis Partnership enjoyed a double digit rise in sales over the Easter week, as customers prepared for the summer with barbecue buys.
Overall sales for the week to April 10 were down by 10.9 per cent against a year earlier because of the timing of Easter Sunday. But stripping out that effect, underlying takings were up 10 per cent at John Lewis department stores and up 10.7 per cent at sister company Waitrose supermarkets.
“Over the two-week Easter period we saw a great 18 per cent uplift. All in all a really good two weeks’ trading,” said David Barford, director of selling operations.
Online sales surged by 41.3 per cent, as shoppers splashed out over the Bank Holidays.