High Street bellwether John Lewis saw sales dip 5% in the first week of August, after a rare bit of sunshine kept customers out of its department stores.
The Brent Cross branch was particularly bad, with sales dropping 9.4%.
The latest figures come after encouraging sales data from July, and managing director Andy Street said: “It is still a challenge to match last year's trade.”
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny
“The board of British Airways, with fees of £50,000 a year for a part-time director attending seven meetings and all those unlimited first class flights for them and the family, has been one of the most eye-catching City gravy trains. But that train is about to get a lot shorter
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