UK: John Lewis Celebrates Record Sales As Shoppers Spend Big
Leading British department store chain John Lewis took a record £72 million in sales in the first week of December as shoppers embarked on a massive spending spree that had tills ringing out around the country. Delighted bosses said those figures were the best in its history and said sales could soar even higher in the second and third weeks of the month as the countdown to the festive season gets well underway.