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John Lewis weekly fashion sales drop 5.1 percent

By Prachi Singh

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Total John Lewis sales for the week ending October 14, 2017 were 86.4 million pounds (114 million dollars), down 4.6 percent on last year. The company attributed this decline to the warmer weather this year compared to the same week a year ago. Fashion was down 5.1 percent, while beauty sales rose 4.3 percent.

The company saw sales of fragrance up 3 percent on last year with the first ever John Lewis beauty advent calendar continues to sell exceptionally well. Home sales were down 2 percent although sales of fitted furniture rose by 13.9 percent and bathroom products were up 6 percent.

EHT sales were down 6.7 percent against last year. Within communication technology, John Lewis said, Apple products continue to perform strongly with sales of the Apple watch and Macbook Air both up significantly on last year. Coffee machines also helped drive sales of small electricals and this week will see us exclusively launch the new Dyson Supersonic hairdryer, the company added.

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