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Record hot spell casts chill over high street

07.10.11
The high street is suffering a hot weather hangover after the Indian summer kept people away from the shops... more

Discounts hit John Lewis profits

14.09.11
John Lewis has been hit hard by its famous 'Never Knowingly Undersold' pledge after falling high street spending forced it to match discounting by rivals. But it promised to keep offering the deal. ... more

Up with the larks: Artwork flies into £35m John Lewis at Stratford

29.07.11
Inspired by larks flying across East End marshes, a 12-metre mobile is installed at Stratford Westfield to bring a sense of joy to the shopping centre ... more

John Lewis to create thousands of jobs with new store openings

22.07.11
Retail giant John Lewis announces plans to create thousands of new jobs next year by opening a number of new-style stores... more

Gloom lifts on High Street as John Lewis soars by 20%

01.07.11
A chink of light shines through the High Street gloom as John Lewis posts a 20% leap in sales... more

Photo-Me shows a good picture with soaring profits

29.06.11
Photo booth operator Photo-Me International's profits for the last year rose 28 percent, helped by cost cuts and a robust performance of its core business... more

Hell is being single at someone else's wedding

06.06.11
At a friend's recent wedding, a major advantage of being married suddenly dawned on me... more

Retail sales down following party-fuelled April

20.05.11
John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store chain, reports flat weekly sales, strengthening the view that consumer spending has weakened after a strong April boosted by a late Easter and royal wedding ... more

British Easter getaway hits John Lewis sales

06.05.11
John Lewis highlights the impact of last week's flurry of holidays despite upbeat recent numbers from Next and Sainsbury, with sales figures down 9.2%... more

John Lewis sales blow reveals toll of downturn

08.04.11
John Lewis weathers the storm currently battering Britain's high streets, but City analysts are wary as even the most stalwart retailer shows signs of suffering... more

Will being biggest really mean best for John Lewis?

10.03.11
As Middle Britain's favourite store powers ahead, it risks losing the ethos that made it so loved in the first place... more

What it means to work on the shop floors of Oxford Street

01.03.11
Who gets London working? We spend billions in Europe's busiest shopping street, yet what do those who serve us earn? David Cohen investigates which stores pay the London Living Wage... more

John Lewis' sales woes continue as prices and taxes hit consumers

25.02.11
British retailer John Lewis reports a fifth consecutive week of subdued sales at its department stores... more

Ocado takes a dive as John Lewis pension fund sells out

11.02.11
Shares in online grocery firm Ocado plunge 17% as the John Lewis pension fund sells all its remaining shares in the business... more

John Lewis suffers its first fall in sales for two years

28.01.11
Sales slump at John Lewis for the first time in two years in another sign that the economic recovery has come to a halt... more

John Lewis sees slowdown in sales growth

21.01.11
John Lewis reports a 4.1% lift in department store sales during its first full week of trading with VAT at its higher rate of 20%... more

John Lewis wins as shoppers get in ahead of VAT rise

14.01.11
Sales at John Lewis rocketed last week as shoppers rushed to buy furniture and electrical goods ahead of the increase in VAT... more

John Lewis beats freeze with 'outstanding' sales

05.01.11
John Lewis saw sales in the five weeks to January 1 jump 8.9% to £545 million ... more

The jolly grocer who’s made Waitrose the chain to watch

15.12.10
Business interview: Waitrose is the fastest-growing supermarket for the second year running, thanks to Mark Price and his team ... more

John Lewis to beat forecasts as middle-class escape cuts

01.11.10
John Lewis predicts it will beat its 4% sales growth forecasts for the half-year, declaring its core, middle-income shoppers will be less hurt by the Government’s spending review than feared. ... more

John Lewis sales slump during Tube strike

15.10.10
John Lewis has its worst week in this half of its financial year as shoppers were put off by the Tube strike and warmer weather across the country... more

City Spy: Taxman’s big ask with fewer staff

27.09.10
Mystery in the tax world as to how the Treasury intends to proceed with a pledge to rake in an extra £7 billion in tax revenues by cracking down on avoiders and evaders... more

John Lewis warns of slowdown on the High Street

16.09.10
John Lewis joins the roll-call of leading retail names who are warning of a prolonged slowdown on the High Street ... more

Wardrobe that cleans your clothes in grand designs of the future

16.09.10
A smart wardrobe that automatically cleans your clothes and a robotic chef were unveiled at John Lewis today as the home appliances of the future... more

Southern stores lead the way for John Lewis

03.09.10
Department store chain John Lewis, a bellwether for Middle England, is seeing its outlets in the south of the country perform much better than in the north... more

John Lewis sales make up for poor performances

13.08.10
John Lewis reverses its sales slowdown, helping it shrug off fears that tax rises and employment uncertainty would hit consumer spending... more

John Lewis sales slowdown alarms high street

06.08.10
Fears that a new slump is hitting the high street grow as John Lewis reveals that sales growth slowed dramatically last week... more

John Lewis sees benefits of chilly bank holiday

14.05.10
Cool weather over the bank holiday and last Saturday helped John Lewis to some of its best sales growth figures for two years... more

Store launches ‘daddy gadget’ lessons for fathers-to-be

29.04.10
Baby products have become so complex that stores are now offering parents classes in how they work... more


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