Article: JOHN LEWIS BUCKS RETAIL TREND WITH RECORD SALES

John Lewis, the department store chain that is owned by its employees, saw its strongest ever day of trading earlier this month, bucking the doom and gloom that is being seen elsewhere on the high street, writes James Hall.

Sales on the first day of John Lewis's summer clearance sale this month hit pounds 18.8m, up by a third on the previous year and an all-time company record. Overall, sales for John Lewis's first half - which ended last night - were 6.7 per cent higher than last year. Sales on the company's website, John Lewis Direct, are up by 40 per cent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, John Lewis will open its first food hall at its Oxford

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