Pedestrians walk past a John Lewis store on Oxford Street in central London, England on December 15, 2013. 
Britain's biggest department store group John Lewis posted a 1.4 percent year-on-year rise in sales to 149.9 million pounds ($244.01 million) in the week to December 14, helped by strong demand for cooking equipment.
The group's home department achieved a record week, buoyed by the sales of roasting tins and carving trays in the run up to the festive season, John Lewis said in a statement on Sunday.  
REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)