John Lewis posts 12.5 percent rise in weekly fashion sales

Total sales for the week to December 7, 2019, at John Lewis were up 14.8 percent on the same week last year as the company reported strong end to the Black Friday event. Fashion sales, the company said in a statement, were up 12.5 percent, with womenswear sales up 5.2 percent and women’s accessories sales up 10.5 percent as customers shop for the party season.