Father's Day boost for John Lewis
Two of the company's Scottish stores shared in the rise, with Edinburgh up 6.6 per cent and Aberdeen 2.2 per cent higher. But Glasgow was one of only three stores in the UK to report falling sales, down 1 per cent.
Nat Wakely, John Lewis's selling operations director, said: "Two key factors played a part last week: Father's Day and matching our competitors' sales under our 'never knowingly undersold' price-matching pledge. We saw strong uplifts in gift food, seasonal events and gifts, and a strong final Father's Day flourish in stationery."