The department store chain John Lewis said its sales in the five weeks to the end of December rose by 13%, with both stores and online doing well.
Internet sales growth was especially strong, rising by 44% on last year.
It also said its electrical goods had sold well, with sales up almost 31%.
The company, which is the UK's biggest department store chain, said its clearance sales had had a record-breaking first day with sales of £31.7m.
Overall sales for the five week period were £645m.
John Lewis's managing director, Andy Street, said: "In an economic climate which continues to be volatile, to have achieved these results is testimony to the strength of the John Lewis brand and the commitment of all our partners to give outstanding service."
Total sales were up by 14.8%, higher than the like-for-like figure of 13% which compares sales for stores open for at least a year.
Internet sales now account for around 25% of the company's sales.
Mr Street told the BBC that he did not think the growth of the internet would damage the department stores. "There's still a story about people wanting to go into department stores and have that experience of seeing things, touching and even tasting it in the outlets where we have food halls."
Neil Saunders, managing director of the retail analysts Conlumino, said the results were outstanding: "A stellar set of figures from John Lewis kicks off the trading update season and sets an extremely high bar that most other retailers will struggle to match.
"By any standards, this is an impressive performance, but when the general trading environment over Christmas is taken into account it underlines the fact that John Lewis is outperforming the market by a very significant degree."
The consultants said the chain's Christmas advert, the Snowman's journey, had helped.
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