John Lewis bucks downward trend with record sales
19 Dec 2011 | by Matthew Chapman
John Lewis has reported its biggest weekly sales figures on record, bucking the downward trend across the retail industry.
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The television advertising market is expected to have grown by around 2% in 2011, with the biggest year-on-year rise achieved by Channel 5, while Channel 4 is expected to have performed the worst on a like-for-like basis.
John Lewis has reported its biggest weekly sales figures on record, bucking the downward trend across the retail industry.
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