New Showroom

John Lewis of Hungerford plc ("the Company")

New Showroom

John Lewis of Hungerford plc is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts to lease a new showroom in Chiswick, London. The showroom is expected to open in May 2014 and will occupy a prominent location on Chiswick High Road. The new store will become the 15th in the portfolio, including the bedroom only showroom opened in Wantage last year.

Malcolm Hepworth, Chairman, commented

"We have long held an ambition to open a store in Chiswick as we believe it is a location that fits extremely well with our brand. The new store will enable us to gain greater sales penetration within our core market without impacting on the performance of our existing sites. We continue to explore new sites in line with the strategy set out in our recent financial results".