John Lewis saw sales growth slow to 7.2 per cent, year-on-year, across its stores in the week to 9 October, down from an average of 11.8 per cent growth in the last ten weeks.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Oct 2010, 17:17 BST
Updated 16th Oct 2010, 01:00 BST
Two of the partnership's three Scottish branches recorded sales rises, with Aberdeen up 1.7 per cent and Edinburgh 0.9 per cent higher. Glasgow was 1.3 per cent lower.