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<p>Department store John Lewis has shrugged off the impact of Britain&#8217;s freezing weather conditions as it revealed a 7.6% hike in festive sales.</p>
<p>The group notched up sales of £545 million in the five weeks to January 1 as online buying soared during the first snowfall. Shop trade then took over as consumers sought the reassurance of having goods in their hands.</p>
<p>John Lewis said total sales rose 8.9% &#8211; by 7.6% on a same-store basis &#8211; while online sales increased 42% on last year and have now reached more than £500 million for the year to date. The store said it broke records once again, with sales of £121 million in one week and a haul of £27.8 million for one day of trading in December.</p>
<p>The wider partnership also reported figures for its Waitrose supermarket arm, which showed the chain&#8217;s best Christmas, with total sales up 8.9% and like-for-like growth of 5.4% to December 23.</p>
<p>Figures showed like-for-like sales growth for the John Lewis store was markedly slower than the 12.7% seen the previous Christmas in a sign that it saw some snow impact. It was forced to bring forward the deadline for pre-Christmas orders by three days as weather conditions hampered deliveries.</p>
<p>The pace of sales growth also slowed sharply in the week between Boxing Day and New Year &#8211; up 2.6% on a like-for-like basis, although the group said it traded for five days this year against six previously due to bank holidays.</p>
<p>Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis, said: &#8220;Our success confirms our strength as a multichannel retailer. This capability was particularly important during the adverse weather. Online sales soared during the first snowfall as customers struggled to get to the shops.</p>
<p>&#8220;When the weather turned for a second time closer to Christmas, shoppers wanted the reassurance of having their goods in their hands and our shops saw sales surge as a result.&#8221;</p>
<p>John Lewis has 28 department stores, four home outlets and the johnlewis.com website.</p>
<p>Its electricals and home technology was the best-performing department over Christmas, with sales up 14.4%. Fashion sales rose by 8.7% while home sales were up 4.7%. The group said top-selling items in its post-Christmas clearance sales included televisions, computers, beds and bedding, sofas, towels and furnishings.</p>
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