The long, hot summer, the Oasis reunion tour and ongoing cost-of-living pressures dominated shopping trends this year, according to John Lewis.
The UK’s warmest summer on record saw the usual spikes of fans, ice cream and outdoor furniture at the department store and its supermarket chain Waitrose but four major heatwaves led to record sales of swimwear as the traditional summer months waned, up 18% in September and 28% in October.
