Want a 'smart home'? There's a store for that

John Lewis said it decided to create the interactive connected area after sales of smart home products surged by 81% in 2015.

Since the new area was launched in early April, sales of connected home devices in the store have risen by 4% compared to earlier in the year.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/technology/connected-home-smart-devices-store-john-lewis-london/

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