LONDON, June 15 - British retailer The John Lewis Partnership [JLP.UL] on Friday gave the following sales figure for the latest week compared to a year earlier.
Wk to June 9 Prior week 19 wks to June 9
Dept stores 6.5 pct 6.1 pct 7.2 pct
Food group 12.7 pct 14.7 pct 14.6 pct
Total sales 9.3 pct 10.3 pct 10.6 pct
John Lewis said the percentage increase on last year was similar, with the strongest headway coming from out-of-town shops.