John Lewis customers opted to shop from home at Christmas, with sales on the company’s website soaring by a fifth on 2013 figures. Online sales at the chain rose by an impressive 19 per cent – in stark contrast to its department stores, where the figure fell. Big sellers included Lego, coffee machines and the NutriBullet smoothie maker, which sold out. Boost: John Lewis recorded a massive increase in sales on Black Friday in the last weekend of November The figures from Britain’s leading retailer are indicative of a shift in shopping habits away from the High Street, where numbers were down in December.
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Figures reflect shift in Britons' shopping habits away from the High Street
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Retailer John Lewis recorded massive increase in sales on Black Friday
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Big sellers included Lego, coffee machines and NutriBullet smoothie maker
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