All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 26
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GalleryHow the West End fares in the beauty department
Department stores generally give prime space to the beauty category, but do they all do the same thing? John Ryan reports.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by home technology
John Lewis department store sales advanced last week driven by shopper interest in audio and connected devices.
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NewsRetail diary: Why Selfridges is pulling no punches
Greggs and Ikea to host “romantic” Valentine’s dinners, Charles Tyrwhitt founder’s funny side and a world-first for Selfridges.
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NewsJohn Lewis rolls out further concierge desks
John Lewis is opening more concierge desks in a bid to up its experiential and service-led credentials.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise sparked by electrical Sale
John Lewis delivered a rise in sales in the final week of its financial year buoyed by clearance offers across its electrical and home categories.
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OpinionOpinion: What we learned from Christmas trading
We all know what happened over the festive period: a rise in grocery sales against fashion, brands with a differentiated offering excelling, and online growing for both multichannel and online-only retail.
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OpinionOpinion: Did the blockbuster Christmas ads work?
Love or hate them, Christmas ads are the UK’s Super Bowl commercial. And big bucks are involved, too.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales fall as electricals struggle
John Lewis sales fell 3.8% to £85.7m last week as electricals and home technology sales plunged 6%.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Will Christmas kill department stores?
The Retail Week team discusses what this Christmas’ poor trading means for the department store.
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DataData: Business rates turn up heat on department stores
The focus on department stores has intensified in recent weeks, as the big-box retailers grapple with changing shopping habits, increasing costs and a turbulent trading landscape.
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas sales soar but margins suffer
John Lewis and Waitrose have both reported healthy upticks in festive sales bolstered by online but chairman Charlie Mayfield says pressure on margins “intensified”.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slump in post-Christmas week
John Lewis’ sales slumped last week following an impressive Christmas performance, with categories down across the board.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsAgenda: Festive updates from 18 major retailers
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with festive updates from 18 major retailers on the agenda.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils bumper last-minute Christmas sales
John Lewis enjoyed bumper sales in the pivotal seven days before Christmas, with the retailer hailing its “biggest ever week” in fashion.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends Christmas click-and-collect cut-off
John Lewis has extended the deadline to make click-and-collect orders in a bid to woo last-minute Christmas shoppers.
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AnalysisGlad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales cooled by snow ahead of Christmas
John Lewis sales slipped last week as severe winter weather across the UK deterred shoppers.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches Body Shop exec and creates new role
John Lewis has poached a Body Shop exec and created the new role of partnership strategy director on a bid to future-proof its model.
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NewsWaitrose outperforms John Lewis as home sales fall
Demand for festive food and drink at Waitrose mean the grocer’s weekly sales outpaced those of sister department store chain John Lewis.