All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 33
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AnalysisAnalysis: The battle of the retail Christmas ads commences
The Christmas ad competition is on to win shoppers’ seasonal spend. Here are some of the retailers’ approaches adopted for this year’s campaigns.
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VideoWatch: 360˚ video tour of the latest John Lewis store in Birmingham
Retail Week Connect and ISG present a virtual tour of John Lewis’ latest iteration, which opened its doors to the public in September.
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NewsJohn Lewis plans launch in Europe with de Bijenkorf tie-up
John Lewis will have its first physical presence in Europe after revealing plans to open shop-in-shops in Dutch department store group de Bijenkorf.
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VideoShort Cuts: How will retailers react to Asda's Black Friday U-turn?
After Asda confirmed the ditching of its Black Friday event this year, we explain the fallout for other retailers – in 60 seconds.
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NewsWaitrose's outgoing boss Mark Price to take up Government role
Outgoing Waitrose boss Mark Price is to take up a role with the Government, just weeks after revealing he is stepping down from retail.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Rob Collins takes Waitrose helm and Michael Sharp exits
All change across the retail sector as Rob Collins steps up at Waitrose, Michael Sharp departs Debenhams and Roger Burnley joins Asda.
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NewsWatch: Debenhams unveils Christmas ad online ahead of TV debut
Debenhams has joined department store rival John Lewis in launching its Christmas ad campaign online prior to its TV debut.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose alcohol sales boosted by Rugby World Cup and Halloween
Waitrose sales received a boost from celebrations for the Rugby World Cup final and Halloween last week as sales of spirits jumped 16.5%.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Argos and Booths
Retail news round-up on November 6, 2015: John Lewis unveils £7m Christmas TV advert, Argos launches own same-day delivery and Booths’ solid results.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise as cooler weather fuels fashion growth
John Lewis sales jumped 4.4% to £83.4m last week as “seasonal weather” drove up fashion performance and online gained further traction.
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NewsWaitrose targets kitchen market with launch of specialist website
Waitrose has launched a new website dedicated to kitchen products as the supermarket chain bids to muscle its way in to the growing market.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Mark Price steps down, Debenhams boss and Asda U-turn
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from grocery reporter Luke Tugby and executive editor George MacDonald.
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AnalysisAs Waitrose's Mark Price exits retail he leaves lessons for all
The departure of the self-styled chubby grocer Mark Price from Waitrose will leave a larger-than-life hole in the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsTop-up shop totals £16.1bn a year as grocery consumers crave convenience
Top-up shoping is worth £16.1bn a year as it shifts from being an unplanned trip to a way for shoppers to buy fresh food “little and often”.
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NewsWaitrose under Mark Price - what has he achieved?
“Just how does the Queens’ grocer respond to an economic downturn,” mused Mark Price, writing in Retail Week back in March 2009. “Well, no retailer can ever afford to stand still.”
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AnalysisHow a British FD became chairman of French luxury brand ST Dupont
Sharon Flood has a diverse portfolio career that spans Network Rail, the Science Museum and French luxury brand ST Dupont, where she is driving UK expansion.
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AnalysisInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales hampered by warm weather
Warm weather last week hampered John Lewis’ fashion sales, but ice cream and strawberries did brisk business at its sister chain Waitrose.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis unveils details for new £30m Cheltenham store opening
John Lewis has revealed plans for a new 115,000 sq ft department store in Cheltenham on top of a string of other openings.
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AnalysisPeople moves: A host of shock exits and all the moves in September
All change across the retail sector as John Dixon moves to Australia and there is a range of surprise exits at fashion retailers.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Plastic bag levy takes effect in England
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the new 5p charge on single-use plastic carrier bags, which came into effect earlier this week.