Jessops hit by sales volatility

Photographic retailer Jessops today said its sales performance had been hit by a surprise softening in its market over the past two months.

Jessops reported a fall of 1.2% in like-for-like sales – stripping out the impact of changes in store space – at its outlets in the 25 weeks to last week, although the figure was 3.6% higher when including online and mail order.