Staff bonus as John Lewis banks €370m profit

Staff at John Lewis were handed a bonus equivalent to almost eight weeks' pay today, as the british retailer banked profits of £252m (€367.3m).

The 10% hike in pre-tax profits came as sales at its 27 department stores and 174 Waitrose supermarkets jumped 8% to £5.8bn (€8.5bn) in the year to January 28.