The late summer heatwave and sunny Bank Holiday weekend played out across John Lewis last week, with sales finishing the week down 3.5% at £78.9 million thanks to warmer weather hitting fashion sales and a later start to the school term.

the sunshine meant that sales of Antler luggage rose by +37%, suggesting that the weather could have prompted customers to book a last-minute Bank Holiday break, however fashion sales were 9.9% down.
The group said that the start of the new school year falling later this year means that parents and children are likely to be shopping for school uniform in the current week as the new term begins.

Elsewhere in the department store, the home category saw sales fall 1.7% on the year, although furniture performed strongly and traded at 11.2% compared with the same week last year.
The late summer heatwave and sunny Bank Holiday weekend played out across John Lewis last week, with sales finishing the week down 3.5% at £78.9 million thanks to warmer weather hitting fashion sales and a later start to the school term.

the sunshine meant that sales of Antler luggage rose by +37%, suggesting that the weather could have prompted customers to book a last-minute Bank Holiday break, however fashion sales were 9.9% down.
The group said that the start of the new school year falling later this year means that parents and children are likely to be shopping for school uniform in the current week as the new term begins.

Elsewhere in the department store, the home category saw sales fall 1.7% on the year, although furniture performed strongly and traded at 11.2% compared with the same week last year.