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...John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store group, said the approaching national holiday to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was driving gift sales as the firm posted another double digit...

...John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store group, has raised its sales guidance after outperforming a flat retail market in its first quarter and believes the economy is on course for a slow recovery,...

...chain John Lewis posted another double-digit rise in sales last week as the nation's wet weather proved favourable for its key household goods business.

...chain John Lewis posted stellar sales growth last week as torrential rain and low temperatures were highly favorable for its key household goods business.

...year. "John Lewis' recent performance certainly does not equate with an economy in recession," said Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Global Insight. "While John Lewis has often been seen...

...second to John Lewis in the British market, reported headline pretax profit of 128.5 million pounds ($206 million), a slight dip on 129.2 million a year ago, but ahead of analyst consensus of 124.5 million. Chief...

...chain John Lewis said it enjoyed a "stunning" week's trade in the seven days to Easter Saturday as poor weather made shopping an attractive pursuit.

...Given from John Lewis as COO.

...chain John Lewis said last week's volume of trade was a March record as sunny weather, an earlier fall of Mother's Day and the launch of the new iPad encouraged shoppers to part with their cash.

...Spencer and John Lewis, have highlighted the summer events as a major opportunity for a fillip to sales. But Sharp is more cautious. "I'd like to think the Jubilee will have a feel-good factor, certainly...

...month John Lewis JLP.UL (BB90_p.L) owner of the country's biggest department store group and the upmarket Waitrose supermarket chain, said it expected trading conditions to improve as the year progresses and...

...of the John Lewis PartnershipJLP.UL (BB90_p.L), owner of the country's biggest department store operator and the upmarket Waitrose supermarket chain, said the recession, globalisation and technological...

...chain John Lewis said earlier this month that is was "cautiously optimistic" about the outlook for 2012, believing that Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the Olympic and Paralympic...

...December 26.John Lewis Dept. storeLike-for-like sales up 6.2 pct in 5 wks to December 31.Matalan Clothing, homewaresLike-for-like sales up 9.9 pct in 5 weeks to December 31.Marks & Spencer Clothing,...

...chain John Lewis , is to drive profits by investing some of its gross margin, through price cuts and promotions, into pushing sales. Shares in Debenhams were up 4.6 pence at 61.6 pence at 0822 GMT. (Reporting by...

...Wednesday John Lewis Britain's biggest department store group will update on its Christmas performance. Having posted a 20.7 percent year-on-year rise in sales in the four days to Dec. 21, albeit against a...

...chain John Lewis posted a 9.3 percent rise in sales over the Christmas trading period, gaining market share and placing it firmly in the festive winners' camp.However, sales in the week to December 31 fell 4.8...

...John Lewis , Britain's biggest department store chain, posted a 9.3 percent year-on-year rise in sales over the Christmas trading period, gaining market share and placing it firmly in the festive winners'...

...group John Lewis also reported a late surge in pre-Christmas spending, while data from market researchers Experian suggest shopper numbers have held up after Christmas, with over 700 people queuing from 0230 GMT...

...John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store chain, said its sales have soared over the last four days, boosting UK retailers' hopes of a late rush of Christmas shoppers.

...John Lewis , Britain's biggest department store chain, reported a jump in sales on Thursday, flattered by a weak performance during the same period last year when trading was disrupted by heavy snow.

...John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store group, said its sales fell slightly last week compared with the same period last year, as mild autumn weather outweighed strong demand for Christmas-related...

...bellwether John Lewis said its sales had dipped slightly last week compared with the same week a year ago, as mild autumnal weather and a difficult economic backdrop deterred shoppers.

...chain John Lewis , would expand overseas by doubling the number of franchise stores in distant and emerging markets over the next five years from the current 65, by acquiring assets closer to the UK, such as the...

...added. John Lewis, Britain's biggest department stores chain, on Friday said sales rose 1.2 percent year-on-year in the week ended Oct. 8, held back by warm weather. By James Davey

...es at John Lewis, the UK's biggest department store group, fell sharply last week, as cash-strapped Britons chose to enjoy the record breaking hot weather rather than shop.

...Last week John Lewis (BB90_p.L), the UK's biggest department store group, posted an 18 percent drop in first-half profit, while on Tuesday Debenhams , the No. 2 player, reported a 0.3 percent fall in full-year...

...such as John Lewis and Apple , which were keen to expand outside London, several UK developers said. HIGH STREET REINVENTION The rise in investment into key urban centres outside London comes as other secondary...