LONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis (JLP.UL), Britain's No. 1 department store group, posted the biggest ever week for sales in its 150-year history, with the outcome driven by Black Friday promotions and price matching of competitor events.
The employee-owned firm said on Tuesday sales during the week to Nov. 29 increased 21.8 percent year-on-year to 179.1 million pounds, surpassing the previous record of 164 million pounds set during the week before Christmas last year.
John Lewis said it had a record week for online sales, up 42.2 percent year-on-year, but also noted that several shops achieved record takings on Black Friday itself (Nov. 28), including its flagship Oxford Street store.
(Reporting by James Davey, Editing by Paul Sandle)