John Lewis sales growth held back by heatwave

LONDON - John Lewis, country's biggest department store group, continued its run of double digit weekly sales increases but growth was held back by hot weather as shoppers chose fun in the sun over the high street. John Lewis in Leicester / Photo: John LewisThe employee-owned retailer has been growing sales even though official data showed overall UK retail sales fell last month at their fastest rate in more than two years. John Lewis said on Friday its sales increased 9.3 percent year-on-year

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