Factbox - How UK retailers fared over Christmas
LONDON (Reuters) - Below is a summary of how Britain's retailers fared over Christmas, after many were forced to slash prices to drive up sales in the run up to the key festive trading period.
RETAILER/RIC/PERFORMANCE SECTOR
Debenhams Department store
Like-for-like sales up 0.1 pct in 17
weeks to December 28
House of Fraser Department store
Like-for-like sales up 4.3 pct in 9
weeks to December 28
John Lewis Department store
Like-for-like sales up 6.9 pct in 5
weeks to December 28
Next Clothing
Total sales up 11.9 pct in 7 and
a half weeks
(Reporting by Neil Maidment; Editing by Kate Holton)