John Lewis is to bring the Topshop brand back to high streets across the UK as it partners with the fashion brand in a bid to attract more young people to its stores.

Topshop and Topman clothes will be sold in John Lewis shops nationwide from February next year as part of a new partnership between the firms.

It comes amid efforts from the department store chain to drive its growth as it continues with a major transformation plan under boss Peter Ruis.

He said the brand, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership with supermarket chain Waitrose, is "very optimistic" ahead of the key Christmas period.

John Lewis is investing significantly in its fashion business as part of its strategy.

On Wednesday, John Lewis confirmed that it will start selling Topshop products in 32 of its stores a

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