Weekly fashion sales up 7.2 percent at John Lewis

Total sales at John Lewis, the company said in a statement, were up 0.7 percent for the week ending January 19, 2019, while fashion sales increased by 7.2 percent.

The company added that premium women’s accessories had a particularly strong week with sales up 97 percent and cold weather products also performed well with sales up 10 percent.

Home sales were down 3.1 percent, while gifts, cook and dine witnessed a good week with sales up 4.9 percent. The company’s electrical and home technology sales were down 1 percent, while tablet and computing sales were up 5.2 percent.

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