
* General merchandise sales down 5.8 pct in third quarter * CEO blames "unsatisfactory" performance in online distribution * Shares fall more than four pct (Adds CEO comments, analyst reaction) By Sarah Young and Paul Sandle LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Delivery problems at
* Like for like sales rose 4.8 pct in five weeks to Dec. 27 * Black Friday delivers biggest sales week in firm's history * MD says Black Friday may have reached "high water mark" in UK (Adds detail, MD comments) By Kate Holton and James Davey LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Br
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sales at Britain's biggest department store group John Lewis rose nearly 5 percent in the five weeks to Dec. 27, driven by the "Black Friday" frenzy at the start of the period and by last-minute Christmas gift-buying at the end. While sales in the Black Friday disc
Oil stocks dragged London shares deep into the red on Tuesday after crude prices hit a five-and-a-half year low. The FTSE 100 Index closed 86.51 points adrift at 6,547 as the price of a barrel of Brent crude dropped below $57, although it later recovered slightly. The price of a barrel of US light
* Sales in 58 days to Dec. 25 up 2.9 pct * Sees full-year pretax profit up 11.5 pct * Shares rise some 4 pct, topping FTSE 100 index (Adds CEO comments, analyst reaction) By Paul Sandle LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Next signalled brighter prospects for British retailers on