LONDON (Thomson Financial) - John Lewis Partnership, the employee-owned retailer, said week to April 26 sales at its 26 UK department stores increased 1.1 percent year-on-year to 46.7 million pounds and at its chain of 187 Waitrose supermarkets were up 4.0 percent to 77.0 million pounds.
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