The statistic displays the annual sales revenue of John Lewis department stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2024. In the year ending January 2024, the British retailer generated an annual sales revenue of over **** billion British pounds, a slight decrease from the previous year.
John Lewis: a minor partner
John Lewis department stores are part of the John Lewis Partnership plc, which also owns the upmarket grocery chain Waitrose. Unlike the dwindling revenue of John Lewis, annual sales figures for Waitrose continue to climb, granting the grocery stores a bigger share in the partnership.
Online sales at John Lewis
John Lewis is one of the most well-known brands on the high street. Across the UK town centers, John Lewis has about ** department stores, selling products ranging from fashion and home textiles to furniture, homeware and electronicals. The number of John Lewis stores had steadily risen up until 2020, but has now fallen back down to undewr ** locations.
The year refers to the date of the end of the financial year, in each year, this was the end of January. For example 2024 ended on January 27, 2024. 2015 and 2021 were 53 week years.
Data prior to 2023 is taken from previous annual report and accounts by the source. Revenue is defined by the source as "gross sales excluding sale or return sales and VAT".
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Companies House. (May 8, 2024). Revenue of John Lewis plc from 2009 to 2024 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/
Companies House. "Revenue of John Lewis plc from 2009 to 2024 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/
Companies House. (2024). Revenue of John Lewis plc from 2009 to 2024 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/
Companies House. "Revenue of John Lewis Plc from 2009 to 2024 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/
Companies House, Revenue of John Lewis plc from 2009 to 2024 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Revenue of John Lewis plc from 2009 to 2024 (in million GBP) [Graph], Companies House, May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420216/john-lewis-revenue-uk-united-kingdom/