HBL News: John Lewis reports on the effect of riots on its business

Internet Retailing reports that "John Lewis today became the first major retailer to give an insight into how its financial performance was affected by last week’s riots – and said online appeared to have benefited as customers stayed at home".

Jonathon Brown, head of online selling at the brand, commented: "John Lewis online managed to pick up the customers that couldn’t or didn’t get to our shops."

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