Sales were a buoyant 13% up on the same week 12 months ago, at the height of the financial turmoil and consumer uncertainty.
Retailer John Lewis added to the improving economic sentiment yesterday when it unveiled department store sales in the first week of its Christmas season 8% higher than those achieved in early October 2007.
Sales were a buoyant 13% up on the same week 12 months ago, at the height of the financial turmoil and consumer uncertainty.