rtokens: -- Rosemary Bennett , London Newsroom 44 171 542 2774
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tokens: Total sales , including the Waitrose supermarket chain , rose 5.8 percent in the week and were up 11.4 percent in the 18-week period .
ltokens: In the 18 weeks to November 30 , sales were up 13.6 percent year-on-year .