The department store chain shrugged off the cold weather as snow proved no deterrent to big ticket purchases.

John Lewis demonstrated the impact of the weather and its multi-channel approach last week, with sales down 22.3% last Monday but 43.9% jump in online sales for the week.

Furniture enjoyed a 3.4% sales rise on the back of a 17.1% increase in beds and bedroom sales, a 14.9% rise in living and dining and a 11.8% climb in outdoor living.

The chain's Poole At Home store enjoyed the best weekly performance, with sales 33.2% higher than 2011, but only Aberdeen (7.4%), Southsea (4%), Glasgow (0.6%) and Southampton (0.1%) were the only other branches able to record a lift in sales.

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